They need warrant to get access to your server. What they can do is to collect metadata in some points of the network, they don't need amazon to do that, because they target end users.

But it's probably not a good idea to host in France if you have not reason to do that. Like NSA, french secret service just don't care about laws. But if you target french customer that's good news you have one more alternative for hosting without trouble with regulation about data.

If you're referring to the current "state of emergency" (état d'urgence) it has been extended multiple times already since nov '15, and allows warrantless searches (perquisition administrative).

The last extension is effective since 2016-07-26 and is supposed to last 6 months.

In France, we have some consideration toward power separation. Police and secret services can collect your data mostly without a warrant. Government can exceptionally ask the police some data, but if there are abuses, the judicial power will intervene.

I meant government as in government agencies, not strictly under the direct control of the actual group of humans making up the government.

I guess "government" interprets to different things in different countries, what I wrote above is a very american viewpoint.

In my country (SE), a member of government can be relieved of her duties if she even mentions that an agency should act in a certain way (as the government only should make up policies and not interfere in the daily businesses of the agencies).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministerstyre

Yeah in France separation is less clear. That's why warrant is not the problem if they want it they will get it anyway.