On 7 October 2016, the president of the French Republic promulgated the Law for a Digital Republic. This promulgation closes the legislative process commenced in December 2015, which itself was preceded by a public consultation initiated by the Conseil national du numérique (the French Digital Council) between October 2014 and February 2015, and which permitted the French government to present its digital strategy in June 2015.
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