Protected access for name-change and civil status records
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This rule keeps individual civil status and nationality records out of search engine indexing when they are published in the official gazette. Instead of being openly searchable, the records are made available on Légifrance through protected access. For businesses and compliance teams, the practical effect is privacy protection for sensitive personal records. It mainly affects how official notices are published and discovered online, not the underlying legal validity of the acts themselves.
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Key Changes
- Civil status and nationality acts cannot be publicly indexed by search engines when published.
- The acts remain available on Légifrance through protected access.
- The rule is designed to protect sensitive personal data from easy online search.
Obligations
What this law requires
Official Gazette publications of individual civil status and nationality acts must be issued in conditions that ensure the acts are not indexed by search engines.
The individual acts relating to a person’s civil status and nationality may not be published in the Journal officiel de la République française unless the publication conditions prevent search-engine indexing.
The concerned acts must be made available on Légifrance through 'Accès protégé' rather than as openly searchable content.