French Road Code – Chapter 9: Provisions applicable to vehicles with delegated driving (Code de la route, articles L319-1 to L319-4)

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Source check 2026-09-07 (Codex): articles L319-1 to L319-4 in the available version dated 5 September 2026 and JORF of 15 April 2021. Introducing ordinance adopted 14 April, published 15 April; these articles in force from 16 April 2021. The evidence version date differs from the date of this check.

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Publication date: 2021-04-15
Effective from: 2021-04-16
Official source: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/section_lc/LEGITEXT000006074228/LEGISCTA000043371908/

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Record provenance: Published source library
Organisation: Légifrance / République française
Jurisdiction: France
Publication date: 2021-04-15
Legal status: In force
Effective from: 2021-04-16
Summary: Chapter 9 of the French Road Code contains provisions applicable to vehicles with delegated driving, including conditions of use for automated driving systems and related information and operational requirements. The provisions were introduced through the 2021 French legislative framework for delegated-driving vehicles.
Význam: The provisions show how France integrates automated-driving use conditions into ordinary road law and provide a national comparator for operational duties after vehicle approval.
Citation: Code de la route, chapitre 9, articles L319-1 à L319-4, créés par l’ordonnance n° 2021-443 du 14 avril 2021.
Recorded review date: 2026-09-07
Official source: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/section_lc/LEGITEXT000006074228/LEGISCTA000043371908/

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