Phonegate Team – 11dec2025.
Summary
The French authority in charge of access to administrative documents, CADA, has upheld our request and cleared the way for the transmission of non‑compliant specific absorption rate (SAR) test reports that had until now not been published by ANFR.
Despite opposition from manufacturers relayed by ANFR, CADA confirms that 30 reports of SAR tests not published on the DATA ANFR website, concerning 29 mobile phones and one tablet, are communicable. This decision marks another significant step forward for transparency on electromagnetic radiation affecting public health.
30
Non‑compliant SAR reports
29
Phones + 1 tablet
2025
CADA opinion No. 20258499
Background
On 23 October 2025, Alerte Phonegate referred the matter to CADA in order to obtain these documents from ANFR. The telecoms regulatory agency had refused, arguing that the tests could not be disclosed without the consent of the manufacturers of the non‑compliant devices, including Apple for the iPhone 12.
CADA decision in favor of Alerte Phonegate
CADA considers in a detailed opinion that these reports constitute environmental information within the meaning of Article L124‑2 of the French Environmental Code, as they relate to radiation having an impact on human health. The exceptions invoked by ANFR on behalf of manufacturers are dismissed in favor of the public interest, in line with EU Directive 2003/4/EC and the case law of the CJEU.
Implications for public health
The decision should lead ANFR to transmit these reports to us and, better still, to make this data publicly available, enabling the public to verify the risks associated with all non‑compliant radio equipment. It also reinforces the need for systematic publication of SAR test results.
Dr Marc Arazi, President – « This victory breaks through the opacity imposed by ANFR and the manufacturers. Transparency on SAR must now become the rule! »
Related
- Phonegate: ANFR does not publish half of the non‑compliant SAR tests
- Phonegate: Refusal of transmission by ANFR, Phonegate Alert refers the matter to CADA
- Opinion CADA No. 20258499 of 11 December 2025
Source – Phonegate – The CADA rules in favor of Phonegate Alert
