#2026-518France expands administrative security checks for automotive and port-related roles
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This decree expands the situations in which French authorities can run administrative security checks before granting certain jobs, authorizations, or access rights. The scope now includes public and private roles that may expose workers to corruption risks or threats linked to organized crime. The change mainly affects automotive professionals who can transmit operations directly into the vehicle registration system, certain port workers and pilots, and senior executives of major maritime and river-maritime ports. Businesses in these sectors should expect added screening before sensitive access or approvals are granted.
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Key Changes
- Adds corruption and organized-crime risk roles to the scope of administrative security checks
- Covers automotive professionals with direct electronic access to the vehicle registration system
- Extends checks to certain port personnel, port pilots, and senior managers of major ports
Obligations
What this law requires
Automotive professionals seeking authorization to transmit vehicle-registration operations directly into the automated vehicle registration system may be subject to an administrative security investigation before approval is granted.
Persons covered by Article R. 5332-62, 9° and 10° of the Transport Code may be subject to an administrative security investigation before receiving the relevant port-related authorization or access right.
Presidents and members of the executive boards of major maritime ports and major river-maritime ports may be subject to an administrative security investigation in connection with their appointment or authorization under Article L. 5312-9 of the Transport Code.
Persons listed in Article R. 5332-62, 2° to 5°, 7° and 8° of the Transport Code may be subject to an administrative security investigation before obtaining or retaining access or authorization for restricted port activities.
Pilots listed in Article R. 5332-62, 6° of the Transport Code may be subject to an administrative security investigation before receiving the relevant port or maritime authorization.