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• Bulletin Concurrence VI - Paris │ Octobre ● Novembre ● Decembre 2022

  1. CONTENTIEUX - ACTION EN FOLLOW-ON : ABSENCE DE RÉPARATION POUR LES SOCIÉTÉS DU GROUPE COLAS DANS L’AFFAIRE DU CARTEL DES CAMIONS - Dans un jugement remarqué du 27 octobre 2022, le tribunal de commerce de Lyon a rejeté l’action en réparation introduite par les sociétés du groupe Colas contre les constructeurs de camions, condamnés pour entente par la Commission européenne à une amende de 2,9 milliards d’euros. Please see full Publication below for more information.

• Establishing a Business Entity in France (Updated)

  1. Types of Business Entities - • Description of the types of entities available in each jurisdiction through which to conduct business - Business may be conducted in France either through a French branch of a foreign company (1) or through a French company (2). Both are considered to be forms of direct investment in France. Please see full Chapter below for more information.

• France’s New Guidelines on Deferred Prosecution Agreement Offer Welcome Clarity

  The guidelines provide useful insights into the mechanism of settlement agreements in criminal cases, and supersede previous guidelines published on June 26, 2019. Article 22 of Law No. 2016-1691 of December 9, 2016 (Sapin 2 Law) introduced a procedure called Convention Judiciaire d’Intérêt Public (CJIP), a French version of the deferred prosecution agreement (DPA). Please see full Alert below for more information.

• France enacts the Finance Law for 2023 - Loi de Finances pour 2023

  La Loi de finances pour 2023 (LF 2023) a été publiée au Journal Officiel le 31 décembre 2022. Le présent bulletin décrit brièvement une sélection de mesures fiscales qu’elle contient. Veuillez consulter la publication complète ci-dessous pour plus d'informations.

• The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review, 13th Edition - France

  This 13th edition of The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review provides updated overviews of legal and policy constructs and developments in the TMT arena across 18 jurisdictions around the world. As in years past, our goal with this publication is to provide a practical, business-focused survey of these issues, along with insights into how regulatory activity in this arena continues to evolve. Policymakers in 2022 have continued to grapple with the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, which has focussed greater attention on the need for ubiquitous broadband internet connectivity and has hastened efforts to make broadband services more widely available. The height of the pandemic saw a significant rise in remote working, distance learning, tele-health visits, and similar broadband-enabled activities. And while more businesses and schools are now returning to an in-person environment, it remains the case that work, education, and other aspects of our daily lives are more reliant on broadband connectivity today than before the pandemic. Originally published by Law Business Research Ltd - December 2022. Please see full Chapter below for more information.

• Competition Bulletin V PARIS │ July ● August ● September 2022

  1. LITIGATION CUMULATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS AGAINST THE SAME PARTY FOR SIMULTANEOUS BREACHES ARE CONSTITUTIONALLY PERMISSIBLE - In a judgment dated June 23, 2022, the Paris Administrative Court fully upheld the cumulative fine of EUR 6,340,000 imposed on Eurelec Trading (Eurelec) for 21 breaches of the rules of transparency in commercial relations between suppliers and distributors. Please see full Publication below for more information.

• French Competition Authority's record fine overturned on appeal

  On 6 October 2022, the Paris Court of Appeal (CoA) partially overturned the French Competition Authority (FCA)’s record EUR1.2 billion fine on Apple and two of its wholesalers, Ingram Micro and Tech Data, for antitrust infringements involving product and customer allocation, resale price maintenance and the French law concept of abuse of economic dependency. Our alert sets out the details of the CoA’s ruling and its implications for the calculation of fines and the structuring of antitrust-compliant distribution networks. Please see Publication below for more information.

• New Whistleblower Protections in France: Considerations for Companies

  Companies operating in France should implement or adapt their reporting mechanisms to comply with the new requirements. On 1 September 2022, new protections for whistleblowers in France entered into force. The protections were passed on 21 March 2022 as law No. 2022-401 (the Law). Please see full Alert below for more information.

• Analysis: French Sanctions Regime for Digital Asset Service Providers and Token Issuers

  Various sanctions may apply against DASPs and token issuers that operate in France in contravention of applicable rules. France was a pioneer in establishing a legal framework for the regulation of digital assets and related services following the enactment of the Loi Pacte in May 2019. In particular, the regulated status of Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) was introduced into French law as the cornerstone of the local digital asset regulatory framework. Please see full Alert below for more information.

• Bulletin Concurrence IV - Paris │ Avril ● Mai ● Juin 2022

  1. CONTENTIEUX - PREMIÈRE DÉCISION D’ENGAGEMENTS DE META - Par une décision du 16 juin 2022, l’Autorité de la concurrence (ADLC) a rendu obligatoires les engagements proposés par Meta, qui marquent, à notre connaissance, sa première procédure contentieuse négociée. Please see full Publication below for more information.

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• Mandatory Bonus Due to Employees Upon Certain Distributions of Dividends

  Following President Sarkozy's decision to require French companies to share their profits upon certain distributions of dividends to their shareholders, a bill[1] creating a mandatory bonus for value-added sharing (prime dividendes) to be paid to employees was adopted by the French Parliament on...

• French Employment News – What You Missed During the Summer

  New Legislation - Compensation & Benefits – Modification of the tax regime for severance amounts paid as of September 1, 2012 Article 30 of the public finance act (modifying the 2012 budget) substantially reduced the threshold above which severance indemnities (including legal and...

• Cour de cassation Rules on Automotive Quantitative Selective Distribution Agreements

  The Cour de cassation, France’s highest court for judicial matters, rendered a judgment on 15 January 2013 in a case involving Jaguar’s distribution agreements in France. The judgment follows an earlier ruling on the matter by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), from which the Cour...

• CNIL Cracks Down on Employee Video Monitoring and Password Strength

  In a recent decision (deliberation CNIL May 30, 2013 n°2013-139), the French Data Protection Agency (CNIL) sanctioned a company for implementing a CCTV system without informing employees and because the CCTV enabled the constant monitoring of one employee making the recording disproportionate to...

• What Are The Main Differences For Dismissing An Employee Between The US And France?

  Contrary to the U.S., which has the concept of “at-will” termination, to dismiss an employee in France, an employer must have a “real and serious cause” and must comply with a specific procedure. The cause is not pre-determined by the employment contract....

• Important changes to French Insolvency Legislation

  Article 2 of Law no. 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 enabled the French government to simplify and secure the legislation relating to companies in difficulty. Following consultation with practitioners, the French government issued an Ordonnance (the Order) on 12 March 2014 which was published in the...

• "French Government Extends Its Veto Rights on Foreign Investments in Country’s Strategic Sectors"

  On May 15, 2014, the French government published a decree extending its veto rights over foreign investments in French strategic sectors (the New Decree). The New Decree has been dubbed the “Alstom Decree” by the media, as it comes in response to the French government’s concerns regarding the $16.9 ...

• One year of Data Protection Enforcement in France: what the CNIL’s Activity Report 2013 Reveals and what to expect in 2014

  According to the French Data Protection Authority’s (“CNIL”) recently issued activity report for 2013, the CNIL was especially busy in 2013. The main topics addressed by the CNIL in 2013 were the creation of a national consumer credit database, the right to be forgotten, the right to refuse cookies,...

• France: Taking into Account Absences Due to a Strike While Calculating Bonuses Does Not Necessarily Infringe the Right and the Freedom to Strike

  Under the French Labor Code, the exercise of the right to strike shall not lead to retaliation by the employer in terms of employee compensation or benefits....

• First Class Actions introduced in France by consumer associations (French version)

  Depuis l’entrée en vigueur le 1er octobre 2014 des dispositions de la loi Hamon introduisant une action de groupe en droit français, plusieurs actions ont déjà été initiées témoignant d’un vif intérêt des associations de consommateurs agréées pour ce nouveau dispositif. Reste maintenant à attendre...