Orange scores victory at French court against overlapping regulatory sanctions
( June 26, 2026, 16:07 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: French telecom operator Orange scored a victory at France's Constitutional Court in its challenge to provisions allowing three regulators to impose fines for direct marketing without the user’s prior consent. The Constitutional Council found that a French law allowing multiple sanctions to punish the same acts violated the principle of the necessity of penalties and declared them unconstitutional. The constitutional question was referred by the Conseil d'État during Orange's appeal against the French Data Protection Authority's €50 million fine.Press release in French below and the decision is attached:...
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