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April

General Information

Identification Code: 748730712579-06
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: Association française loi 1901
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 1/28/2014
Last Update: 3/12/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: Founded in 1996, April is the main French advocacy association devoted to promote and protect Free/Libre Software ("Logiciel Libre" in French). With more than 2500 members (individuals, businesses, associations and organizations), April is a pioneer of Free Software in France. Since 1996, it is a major player in the democratization and the spread of free software and open standards to the general public, professionals and institutions in the French-speaking world. It also acts as a watchdog on digital freedoms, warning the public about the dangers of private interests keeping an exclusive stranglehold on information and knowledge. Pioneer of free software in France, April has been since 1996 a major player in the democratization and the spread of Free Software and open standards to the general public, professionals and institutions in the French-speaking world. In the digital era that is ours, it also aims to inform the public on the dangers of an exclusive appropriatio (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Business and industry
  • Consumers
  • Culture
  • Digital economy and society
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Education and training
  • Institutional affairs
  • Research and innovation
  • Single market
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • sub-national
  • national
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Copyright, patents, consumer law, economy, research, education, interoperability, public procurements, net neutrality, forced sales, privacy, mass surveillance
Communication Activities: None
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: rue de l'Ouest, 44-46Bâtiment 8
Post Code: 75014
City: Paris
Country: FRANCE
Phone: [object Object]

EU Office

Address: rue de l'Ouest, 44-46Bâtiment 8
Post Code: 75014
City: Paris
Country: FRANCE
Phone: [object Object]

Financial Data

New Organisation: false
Closed Year: [object Object]
Current Year: [object Object]

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 2
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.20000000298023224

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: See https://april.org/adherents-personnes-morales
Organisation Members: April maintains close contacts with : - international, European and national associations which promotes and defend Free Software (Free Software Foundation...) - organisations for Free Information Infrastructure, net neutrality (FFII, La Quadrature du Net,...) - consumer organisations (BEUC,TACD...)