Loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés
Loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978, texte consolidé base LEGI, version en vigueur au 17 octobre 2026 · France · Binding instrument
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A set of 14 working files that organise the duties of Loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés into open questions a business answers from its own records.
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The businesses it reaches
This instrument reaches any organisation that processes personal data in France, whether as an employer keeping staff files, an online seller holding customer accounts, a waste producer tracking collection records, or a service provider handling data on another organisation's behalf. It also covers the written contracts such an organisation signs with its processors, the technical and organisational measures it puts in place, and the anonymisation work it carries out. The 14 working files walk through those duties by subject, each one turning the relevant provisions into open questions the business answers from its own records.
The files cover the definition of personal data processing, the prohibitions that apply, and the information and transparency duties owed to the persons concerned. They then address the technical and organisational measures, the written contractualisation with processors, and anonymisation. Later files deal with the lodging and routing of files, the information owed in that context, and the contractual obligations that follow.
The remaining files set out the content required in a journal, the justification a business must be able to provide, the documentation to be kept, and the duty to make information available. A final file covers the information and justification owed at the end of the process. The material is served through a connector inside Claude, and the documents that come back are dated compliance reports the business keeps in its own file.
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Questions and answers
Which businesses does this law apply to?
It applies to any organisation that processes personal data in France, including employers, online sellers, waste producers and service providers acting for others. The working files organise the duties by subject so a business can see which ones concern its own activity.
What does the toolkit contain?
It is a set of 14 working files, each covering a subject area of the instrument. Every file turns the relevant duties into open questions the business answers from its own records.
How is the material delivered?
The material is served through a connector inside Claude. Nothing is downloaded and nothing is installed.
What do the files say about the definition of personal data processing?
The first file covers the definition of processing of personal data and the related concepts set out in the instrument. It presents them as open questions so the business can identify which of its activities fall within that definition.
Which prohibitions does the instrument set out?
A dedicated file covers the prohibitions that apply to processing. It asks the business to check its own records against each prohibition rather than offering a view on them.
What is required for information and transparency?
One file covers the information and transparency duties owed to the persons concerned. Another covers the information owed in the context of the lodging and routing of files.
What does the instrument require for contracts with processors?
A file covers the written contractualisation with processors, and a later file covers the contractual obligations that follow. Both set out the required content as open questions for the business to answer from its own documents.
What is covered on anonymisation?
A file is devoted to anonymisation. It asks the business to describe its anonymisation work from its own records.
What must a business document and justify?
The files cover the content required in a journal, the justification a business must be able to provide, the documentation to be kept and the duty to make information available. A final file covers the information and justification owed at the end of the process.
What does the business receive at the end?
The documents that come back are dated compliance reports the business keeps in its own file. The toolkit never gives advice and never presents a point of view.
Source: Légifrance (DILA), texte consolidé, réutilisé sous Licence Ouverte 2.0; downloaded October 2026. Official reference: Loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978, texte consolidé base LEGI, version en vigueur au 17 octobre 2026.
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