LCEN (French Digital Economy Trust Act)

The LCEN (Loi pour la Confiance dans l'Économie Numérique of 21 June 2004, No. 2004-575) is the founding text of French digital law. It governs e-commerce, hosting provider liability, digital advertising, and requires professional website publishers to publish legal notices. Complementary to the European eIDAS regulation, it also transposed the first electronic signatures directive into French law. The LCEN continues to apply alongside eIDAS, notably on pre-contractual information obligations and the storage of electronic contracts.