Decree No. 2026-60 of 4 February 2026 entered into force on 7 February 2026, implementing the jeux à objets numériques monétisables (JONUM) regime introduced by the loi visant à sécuriser et à réguler l'espace numérique (SREN Act). The regime is experimental: the legislature adopted a time-limited regulatory structure rather than permanent licensing to allow the Autorité nationale des jeux and policymakers to evaluate market conduct before committing to final rules.
The SREN Act defines JONUM by four cumulative criteria: a financial sacrifice by the player; a chance element; access via an online public communications service; and the award of objets numériques monétisables (ONU), which include NFTs and utility tokens. Decree 2026-60 sets out the procedural requirements for the prior declaration operators must file with the Autorité nationale des jeux before offering JONUM to the public in France. The Decree also identifies prohibited game mechanics: JONUM cannot incorporate casino mechanics (roulette or slot machines) or classical horse racing bets, with the exception of fantasy horse racing.
Video game publishers, web3 gaming studios, and NFT platform operators whose products meet the four JONUM criteria and serve French users must file a prior declaration with the ANJ before launch. The JONUM regime imposes lighter obligations than the Code des jeux d'argent et de hasard applicable to gambling operators. ANJ oversight remains mandatory. Operators cannot offer cash-out in legal tender currency to players. Failure to file the prior declaration exposes operators to ANJ enforcement action.
The prohibition on casino mechanics and legal-tender cash-out creates structural distinctions between JONUM and regulated gambling products. Operators planning secondary-market trading of ONU against fiat currency must assess whether that mechanism reclassifies the product as a gambling activity under the Code des jeux d'argent et de hasard. The experimental status of the JONUM regime means the legislature may impose revised or permanent rules when it reviews the SREN Act, a timeline the ANJ will shape through its market monitoring programme.
Licentium advises gaming operators, web3 studios, and NFT platform developers on iGaming and digital asset regulatory compliance across EU and EEA jurisdictions. If your product involves monetisable digital in-game objects and you serve French users, we can assist with ANJ declaration procedures and product classification analysis. Work we undertake includes iGaming regulatory compliance, NFT and token legal classification, ANJ declaration support, and SREN Act product assessment.