Just found this little nugget on the CBF forum, so if you are touring to France this summer this may affect you.
I'm copying this verbatim from another forum.
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Just had this in response to the question " are they (French Government) going to ban the use of motorcycle headsets?" from a French member on another forum. He has been a good source of information and clarification about the true state of French laws in the past...
"Starting 1st July 2015, every hand-free device will be prohibited (be it wired, BT or whatever), whatever function it is installed for (music, phone, GPS...). This applies to cars and bikes. The only authorised devices will be... you guessed it... those sold by car manufacturers which can be voice operated. This is the current state of debility of our current government...".
So, no Sat nav or rider to pillion or bike to bike comms in France from July onwards..
I know that in France there has been a fair number of "laws" that have been proposed, but never actually made it through, but this one seems to be getting pushed through successfully...
Cross your fingers this one falls flat...
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