From June 20, 2024, EU companies with a presence in Russia will no longer be able to rely on the “partner countries” exemption and will be required to obtain, or rely on, a licence to provide business services and/or software...more
6/7/2024
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Ukraine
On February 8, 2023, the French Senate voted for the adoption of the Renewable Energy Acceleration Bill (Projet de loi relatif à l’accélération de la production d’énergies renouvelables) which was first introduced in...more
On 9 September 2022, the Foreign Direct Investment Office of the Ministry of Economy (the FDI Office) issued guidelines on foreign investment control....more
Exploring Similarities and Differences -
Fifth-generation technology, known as “5G,” is causing unprecedented upheaval in the telecommunications landscape in France and around the world. Faced with this revolution, and the...more
On 15 December 2020, the French administrative court specified who bears the responsibility to prove that two plant protection products are deemed identical, even in their packaging boxes, in the context of submitting an...more
2/10/2021
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Hungary ,
International Trade ,
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Plant Protection Act ,
Product Packaging ,
UK
The Conseil d’Etat recently ruled on disclosure requirements for transactions by foreign investment funds. In a separate case, the French Ministry of Finance issued a verbal notice rejecting a US company’s proposed...more
On 19 March 2020, the European Commission adopted a temporary framework that allows Member States to grant certain State aid to businesses to help them face the economic and financial consequences of the Coronavirus...more
3/27/2020
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Federal Loans ,
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Relief Measures ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
State Aid ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
Dated 31 December 2019, the legislation updates and elucidates the process for obtaining foreign investment authorisations in France. The new provisions go into effect on 1 April 2020....more
A new legislative bill, known as the “Plan d’action pour la croissance et la transformation des entreprises” (Action plan for company growth and transformation - the PACTE bill), is currently under discussion in the French...more
Law no. 2011-2012 of 29 December 2011, also known as the French Sunshine Act, introduced into French law disclosure obligations imposed on health care companies (HCC). The French Medical Board and a nonprofit organisation...more
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- Regulatory Authorities
- Energy
- Public Economy Law
- State Aid
- Contract
- Public Health
- In Brief
- Excerpt from Regulatory Authorities:
French Competition...more
In This Issue:
- Regulation Authorities
..French Competition Authority
..Securities and Market Authority
..Audiovisual Council
..Authority for the Regulation of Electronic Communications
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7/17/2014
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Orphan Drugs ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
PHI ,
Securities ,
Wind Power
The French Government issued a decree on 14 May 2014 amending key provisions of the French Monetary and Financial Code dealing with foreign investments. The decree extends the list of investments for which foreign investors...more