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# French PM circular directs state bodies to prioritise sovereign digital solutions
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-05-france-circulaire-sovereign-procurement/
- Published: 2026-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:51:19.000Z
- Description: Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu signed circular n°6519/SG telling state bodies to favour pooled internal tools, then French, then European private solutions before non-European ones, and to weigh sovereignty and security in digital purchases.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #verified

Verified [Légifrance, circulaire n° 6519/SG, 5 February 2026](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/circulaire/id/45649?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not cancel any existing contract already held with a non-European supplier.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +3 of 36 possible. Signed circular in force, France prioritises sovereign/EU buys over non-EU. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)