There is a constitutional right to access administrative records and, more generally, information. Since 1978 France has had legislation to allow access to public records and also to protect electronic data. The records can be inspected free in situ, or can receive a copy at the applicant's expense. The information must be supplied within 1 month (a deadline which is missed 'most of the time.')
Appeals can be made to a Commission, CADA, which must investigate and issue an opinion within 1 month. The Commission has ten members (3 judges; 3 MPs; 2 Govt appointees, and 2 ex officio members). It receives reports from 8 rapporteurs (civil servants who are staff of the Commission) CADA has no enforcement powers but its opinions are accepted in most cases. If the applicant still does not receive the information (or if CADA has upheld the decision of the public body) there is a right of further appeal to an administrative court.
Like Scotland it cannot track number of FOI requests and knows number of refusals only when complaints are received - currently receive c5000 written complaints pa, an deal with in addition over 7000 telephone request pa for assistance or information.