From December 16 to December 23, 2025, the French National Frequency Authority (ANFR) has successively issued three compliance rectification notices:

• BLACKVIEW SHARK 8: ANFR commissioned a certification laboratory to test the phone's SAR value, which exceeded the 2 W/kg limit set by the European Union. ANFR requested corrective action from BLACKVIEW. The company then released a software update that reduced the device's transmit power near the head to ensure compliance. ANFR verified and confirmed that the updated head SAR value had been reduced to meet the regulatory requirement of 2 W/kg. Software updates can be automatically pushed to user devices via mobile networks or Wi-Fi;
• OUKITEL WP36: In SAR value tests conducted by certified laboratories, the OUKITEL WP36 mobile phone has a limb SAR value of 5.40 W/kg, exceeding the 4 W/kg limit set by the European Union. OUKITEL then decided to reduce the transmit power of the device with a software update. 
ANFR validated and confirmed that the updated device had a reduced limb SAR value of 2.97 W/kg, meeting the regulatory requirement of 4 W/kg. Software updates can be automatically pushed to the relevant device over the data network (cellular or Wi-Fi);
• Google Pixel 9: Pixel 9 phones do not comply with the requirements of Law No. 2022-300 of March 2, 2022 for failing to provide the activation option of parental controls when the device is first activated under certain circumstances (involving the use of minors over 15 years of age). 
ANFR has officially notified Google, which released a software update on November 14, 2025, that fixes the issue. ANFR verifies that the update already provides parental control options in all cases during the initial setup process, and users can choose whether to enable them or not.

Click the above link to view the original ANFR related notice.

On June 5, 2025, France's National Spectrum Authority (ANFR) published a press release informing of the CROSSCALL S5 to address SAR compliance issues with an upgrade. The CROSSCALL S5 had a limb SAR value (4.33W/kg) that exceeded the regulatory requirement (4W/kg), and the CROSSCALL managed to perform a remote update after which now the limb SAR is 1.45W/kg, and ANFR recognized the compliance of the CROSSCALL software update.

On June 12, 2025, the ANFR released on its official website another  press release, which advertised the problem of the SAR value of 6.25W/kg for the limbs of the DOOGEE X98. ANFR finally made the decision to remove the DOOGEE X98 from the French market.

Law No. 2022-300 of March 2, 2022, which aims to strengthen the regulation of parental control functions on Internet access devices, gives the ANFR a new responsibility: it is responsible for supervising the setting up of free parental control functions on Internet access end devices. Under the law, device manufacturers must provide the option to activate this feature when they first enable the device and ensure that it has the minimum functional requirements.

In accordance with this law, Decree No. 2023-5881, published in the Official Journal of the French Republic (JORF) of July 13, 2023, further clarifies and regulates the specific requirements and characteristics of parental controls, as well as the responsibilities of the ANFR. The decree clearly states that its provisions will come into force 12 months after their publication, i.e. from July 13, 2024.

The implementation of this law imposes new requirements on manufacturers: they need to integrate parental controls for their end devices on the market, and provide options for activation and configuration when the device is first booted.

For second-hand devices placed on the market before July 13, 2024, the person selling such devices is required to inform users that they can install parental controls on their devices in order to restrict minors' access to certain services or content that may be harmful to them. For second-hand devices placed on the market after July 13, 2024, the same rules apply to new devices and must be equipped with parental controls.