Ratifiant l’ordonnance n° 2021-580 du 12 mai 2021 sur le droit d’auteur et les droits voisins dans le marché unique numérique

This French National Assembly bill seeks to ratify Ordinance No. 2021-580 of 12 May 2021, which adapted French copyright and related rights law to the EU Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market. Ratification gives the ordinance final parliamentary approval, making its provisions firmly part of statute law. The underlying rules concern how creative works are used online, including platforms, press publishers and rights holders. The bill mainly affects authors, performers, publishers, press agencies, online content platforms and users of copyrighted material in France. Based on metadata only, the precise changes to individual rights and obligations are not visible here and would need to be checked against the full legislative text.