In This Issue:

- Regulatory Authorities

- Energy

- Public Economy Law

- Contracts

- Public Health

- Comparative Law

- Excerpt from Regulatory Authorities:

French Competition Authority –

It is now possible to directly challenge before the French Supreme Administrative Court (Conseil d’État) decisions made by the General Rapporteur to refuse to protect trade secrets, or to reveal trade secrets.

According to Article R. 464-29 of the French Commercial Code, the decisions of the General Rapporteur of the French Competition Authority concerning protection of trade secrets or revealing trade secrets cannot be directly challenged before a court. Such a claim can only be brought as part of a substantive claim against an Authority decision.