France regulates health products through the Agence nationale de securite du medicament et des produits de sante (ANSM), which supervises medicines and medical devices, and the Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS), which assesses clinical benefit for reimbursement. France has also been active on digital health, with early reimbursement pathways for digital medical devices. This page collects the French regulatory updates HealthSignal tracks across medicines, devices, and health technology assessment, from official public sources only.
Version 2.1 of the health data hosting certification framework, published October 2026, strengthens transparency requirements on third-country data transfers and foreign legislation submission.
ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceOfficial publication of the decree establishing the Ségur du numérique en santé programme for paramedical professionals and midwives, setting the regulatory framework for software interoperability and secure health data exchange.
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ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceGuidance on implementing MSSanté secure messaging across healthcare facilities in France.
ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceUpdated HDS certification standards for health data hosting providers are now mandatory; ANS enforcement penalties are operational.
ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceANS invites input on a new authentication-delegation module for the Pro Santé Connect digital health infrastructure standard.
ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceFrench Digital Health Agency invites input on CI-SIS guidance for data transfer and computerised patient records using updated FHIR standards.
ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceHAS publishes best-practice recommendations for healthcare professionals on diagnosis and management of chronic disabling tinnitus in adults.
Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) · FranceHAS recommends PREVENAR 20 for at-risk infants and children, and preferential use of CAPVAXIVE for at-risk adults and persons aged 65+.
Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) · FranceHAS recommends mandatory influenza vaccination for all health and social-care professionals but recommends against mandatory vaccination for persons aged 65+ in collective settings.
Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) · FranceHAS publishes guidance on health partnerships and patient-partner roles, providing a reference framework and practical tools for implementation.
Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) · FrancePreparatory documents for Wave 2 of the Pharmacy Management Software (LGO) programme under France's Ségur digital health initiative are now available in pre-publication for software publishers.
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ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceFrench Digital Health Agency publishes the framework for the Vital Card App, advancing digital health identity infrastructure.
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ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceFrench Digital Health Agency launches co-funded call for usage studies to support adoption of innovative digital solutions in social and medico-social sectors.
ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceThe pilot phase of DUI-ViaTrajectoire interoperability integration concludes, enabling broader deployment across the French health system.
ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceHAS publishes clinical practice guidance for healthcare professionals on managing pregnant women after cytomegalovirus screening.
Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) · FranceFINESS, the national register of health and social care facilities, has been modernised to improve data sharing and usability for health system actors.
ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceFrench health digital agencies and industry representatives met on 9 July 2026 to discuss updates on national digital health programmes and next steps.
ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceANS-Formation platform launches new immersive module 'The e-health city' offering interactive discovery of digital health applications and use cases.
ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceAcadémie nationale de médecine - 16 rue Bonaparte 75006 Paris Format hybride. Possibilité de se connecter en ligne. Today, health innovation encompasses the technological aspects offered by new therapeutic approaches,...
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ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceActualitésDisponibilités des produits de santé Documents administratifs mis à la disposition du publicOpérations donnant lieu au paiement d'un droit
ANSM (French Medicine Agency) · FranceA public guide on citizen resilience and preparedness for natural disasters, cyberattacks, climate change and pandemics.
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Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) · FranceFrench Digital Health Agency selected 21 projects in exploratory phase of cybersecurity support programme for social and medico-social establishments.
ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceFrance announces a strategic roadmap for obesity management and public health policy for 2026-2030, building on prior obesity plans.
CEPS - Drug Pricing Committee · FranceThe SI-SAMU emergency dispatch information system reaches a new deployment milestone in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
ANS - French Digital Health Agency · FranceMultiple infant formula brands have voluntarily withdrawn and recalled products following detection of cereulide toxin in controls.
CEPS - Drug Pricing Committee · FranceFrench health and agriculture ministries notified of voluntary withdrawal and recall of certain batches of infant milk products.
CEPS - Drug Pricing Committee · FranceTwo confirmed botulism cases in Brittany linked to Spanish-manufactured Palacios tortillas; product recall and withdrawal initiated.
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