Ordonnance No. 2021-443 of 14 April 2021 on criminal liability and conditions of use for vehicles with delegated driving (Ordonnance n° 2021-443)

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Last source check: 2026-08-25
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Record provenance: Published source library
Organisation: French Government
Jurisdiction: France
Publication date: 2021-04-14
Legal status: In force
Summary: French Ordonnance No. 2021-443 establishes rules on criminal liability and conditions of use for vehicles with delegated driving. It created key provisions in the French Road Code and forms a central part of France’s legal framework for allocating responsibility and regulating automated-driving use on public roads.
Význam: The Ordonnance provides a mature national model for assigning legal responsibility and operational conditions when automated driving is used in ordinary road traffic.
Citation: France, Ordonnance 2021-443 du 14 avril 2021, Journal officiel, 15 April 2021.
Recorded review date: 2026-08-25
Official source: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/ordonnance/2021/4/14/2021-443/jo/texte

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