The law against cyberhate brought to the EU “as an emergency”

Aiming to fight against cyberhate, the French bill is “ in emergency » to the European Commission. It was this Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Thus, it is a previously hidden obligatory legislative phase.

\n\n\nFrance notified, on Wednesday August 21, the text of the law proposed by LREM MP Laetitia Avia to the European Commission. Voted last July, the so-called “Avia” bill should have been passed immediately after theEuropean Union (EU). This is a crucial step in the legislative process. Moreover, notification ensures compliance of national law with the community framework. After the summer period, the gap is finally closed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Law against cyberhate: Immediate implementation

\n\n\nAccording to Community law, any Member State which legislates on the new technologies sector must inform the supranational institution. Otherwise, the law may be declared inapplicable. Which sweeps away the entire legislative process of the text already carried out upstream. \n\n\n\nUsually this involvesa three-month standstill period. during which the notifying Member State cannot adopt the technical rule in question » explains the official website. Its goal is clear: that the Commission and other States have time to examine the bill in question. In this case, France activated the emergency procedure given the “ high sensitivity of the subject ". And this rightly cancels the three month delay. \n\n\n

And why activate the emergency?

\n\n\nThis allows France, in fact, to keep its calendar. Because the emergency procedure allows the immediate adoption of a national project. In the same vein, Emmanuel Macron's gang had already accelerated the French legislative process on May 2, 2019. Here is the text. \n\n\n\nIndeed, " French public authorities, along with others, note an alarming spread of hate speech, racism and violence on the Internet ". France justifies itself. An explanation which occurs in the missive. This after having listed the “technical constraints” which target the platforms. First and foremost, withdrawal within 24 hours after notification of clearly illicit content. Which withdrawal has in fact crystallized the debates in the French Hemicycle. \n\n\n\nThe twelve main obligations imposed on digital players are listed in the document for Brussels. And at the end of the examination, the Community institution will give its support or not. French senators will then have to take it into account at second reading. \n\n\n\n\n\nOur website closely follows the topic for you\n