Law adopted after constitutional review removed criminal fines
First wave of formal notices and lawsuits against energy retail and utility companies
La Poste ruling set the first detailed judicial standard for plan adequacy.
Paris Judicial Court held the French parent company of the Yves Rocher group liable for union-related dismissals at its Turkish subsidiary, the first award of damages under the law.
Docket of vigilance cases continues to grow at the Paris judicial court.
Paris Judicial Court ordered TotalEnergies to complete its vigilance plan within six months by adding Scope 3 emissions, without a penalty payment; remaining claims adjourned to 21 January 2027.
The first compliance date for the French Duty of Vigilance Law is 2018. All statutory application dates have now passed.
As of 18 September 2026, the French Duty of Vigilance Law is in force in French. The pioneering 2017 framework for mandatory vigilance, this law legally compels large French companies to actively prevent global human rights and environmental harms, backed by fault-based civil liability and a growing history of extraterritorial enforcement.
Named the March 2026 Yves Rocher ruling, added the June 2026 TotalEnergies judgment, and corrected strict to fault-based civil liability. That revision was logged in September 2026 on the hredd.org tracker.
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September 2026 Named the March 2026 Yves Rocher ruling, added the June 2026 TotalEnergies judgment, and corrected strict to fault-based civil liability.
February 2026 Case law summary refreshed with recent Paris judicial court decisions.
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