EU age-verification solution
OfficialThe Commission dates its blueprint to 14 July 2025 and its feature-ready solution to 15 April 2026. These milestones do not establish nationwide deployment.
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| Dimension | European Union | France |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | Unknown | Unknown |
| Market presence | Unknown | Unknown |
| Methods | The solution is designed to prove an 18+ threshold while limiting disclosure, with future EU Digital Identity Wallet compatibility. | Unknown |
| Technology & vendors | Unknown | Unknown |
| Ownership | Unknown | Unknown |
| Regulation | The Commission dates its blueprint to 14 July 2025 and its feature-ready solution to 15 April 2026. These milestones do not establish nationwide deployment. | Arcom adopted the framework after consultation with the CNIL. The framework concerns age checks for services showing pornographic content. Applicability to an individual service requires checking its legal scope. Arcom published its age-verification technical framework on 11 October 2024. This record documents that publication, not every later legal development. |
| Documented deployments | Unknown | Unknown |
| Recent changes | EU age-verification solution reaches a technical milestone ↗ | No published change |
Detailed evidence comparison
European Union
Proof of being over 18
OfficialThe solution is designed to prove an 18+ threshold while limiting disclosure, with future EU Digital Identity Wallet compatibility.
France
Technical framework published
OfficialArcom published its age-verification technical framework on 11 October 2024. This record documents that publication, not every later legal development.
Issuing authority
OfficialArcom adopted the framework after consultation with the CNIL.
Minimum technical requirements
OfficialThe framework concerns age checks for services showing pornographic content. Applicability to an individual service requires checking its legal scope.