On 21 October 2016, the French Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) issued its decision concerning public access to the French Trust Register. The Trust Register was made accessible to the public from 30 June 2016, but access was suspended shortly after by a decision from the State Council (Conseil d'État) due to a challenge that public access to the register violated privacy rights guaranteed under the French Constitution. After review by the Constitutional Council, the Council h…