JD Supra France

- Publisher:
- JD Supra
- Publication date:
- 2019-04-29
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Latest documents
- Orientations du CEPS et nouvel accord-cadre, une avancée de concert sur le prix des innovations ?
Retour sur la lettre de mission que les Ministres de tutelle du Comité économique des produits de santé viennent d’adresser à son Président alors que le nouvel accord-cadre « médicaments » est en passe d’être publié.
- France Releases Legal Framework for Renewable and Low-carbon Hydrogen
France has published an ordinance setting out the legal regime for hydrogen, aimed at fostering renewable and low-carbon hydrogen. Under ordinance n° 2021-167, dated February 17, 2021, three different types of hydrogen are now subject to dedicated regulations: renewable, low-carbon, and carbonaceous (fossil) hydrogen.
- French Courts Ruled on Major Climate Lawsuits Against the State
Two major climate change lawsuits filed against the French State recently prompted French administrative courts to clarify the extent of France's obligations to adopt measures to comply with its greenhouse gas ("GHG") emission reduction targets as well as the scope of the government's liability for the failure to meet said targets.
- France – CNIL releases guidance on data protection aspects of chatbots
On 19 February 2021, CNIL released guidance on the use of chatbots in compliance with data protection law (the Guidelines). The CNIL notes that in order to operate the chatbots, controllers will often need to process personal data, even in the situations where no user account needs to be created or individuals would not need to identify themselves.
- France and climate change: State failure and liability for environmental harm
While the technical feasibility of a decarbonised economy essentially based on renewable energies is taking shape, the French Republic has just been found liable for environmental harm in relation to climate change by the French administrative judge. At stake, France’s breach of the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the aggravation of climate change.
- Solar tariffs in France: The 2021 finance law and the renegotiation of power purchase agreements
Article 225 of finance law for 2021 dated 29 December 2020 (the "2021 Finance Law") provides for the renegotiation of the feed-in tariffs of approximately 800 photovoltaic power purchase agreements ("PPAs") concluded between 2006 and 2010. This decision, motivated by the alleged excessive profitability of these PPAs, is yet to be specified in a decree. As it stands, it is causing concern in the sector and has given rise to controversy.
- Cookies: New Awareness Campaign by the French Supervisory Authority
The French Supervisory Authority has set 31 March 2021 as the end of the “reasonable period” to bring websites and mobile applications into compliance. Following the adoption and publication of its updated guidelines along with practical recommendations on the use of cookies on 1 October 2020 (see our alert on the subject here), the French Supervisory Authority (CNIL) reaffirmed on 4 February 2021 the need for private and public players to comply with the new obligations regarding cookies and other tracers (together, Cookies).
- Does the French Lego Case Threaten the Building Blocks of Your Pricing Policy for Online Sellers?
On 27 January 2021, the French competition authority (Autorité de la concurrence or ADC) adopted a decision accepting commitments from the building block producer Lego France (Lego) to amend its discount policy. The ADC concluded that Lego’s policy created a price differentiation that “was likely to handicap” pure online players, since they were de facto unable to access certain of Lego’s discounts linked to functions carried out only by physical stores (such as the shelf space reserved for Lego products). As a result, Lego has agreed to redefine its rebate award criteria by making them more accessible and transparent to all resellers.
- The French National Authority for Health proposes the first classification of digital solutions used in healthcare
Given the growing number of digital tools that can be used in healthcare, the French National Authority for Health (HAS) has recently developed a system for classifying digital healthcare solutions according to their purpose of use, their capacity to provide a personalised response and their autonomy, i.e. their ability to act with or without human intervention. The aim is to help players find their way around and contribute to better integration of these tools in the health and medico-social sector.
- Solar tariffs: Adoption of the finance law for 2021 and the renegotiation of power purchase agreements
Article 225 of finance law for 2021 dated 29 December 2020 (the "2021 Finance Law") provides for the renegotiation of the feed-in tariffs of approximately 800 photovoltaic power purchase agreements ("PPAs") concluded between 2006 and 2010. This decision, motivated by the alleged excessive profitability of these PPAs, is yet to be specified in a decree. As it stands, it is causing concern in the sector and has given rise to controversy.
Featured documents
- 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...
- About the National Agreement Reached by Unions in France: Is French Labor Law Becoming More Flexible? Is the French Labor Code Revolutionized?
Over the past 2 years, several European countries, like Spain or the UK, have decided to simplify and lighten their labor and employment regulations to enable their companies to compete with emerging markets and to face the economic crisis....
- "Ad Hoc Guidance Requirements Unaffected by the Amended EU Transparency Directive Background"
Background - In the wake of the current financial crisis, predicting earnings is challenging. The media is flooded with profit warnings. Boards throughout Europe are faced with a difficult question: Must a company post a profit warning as soon as sales slide and financial...
- Focus on Regulatory Law -- December issue
This bi-monthly Regulatory Newsletter synthesizes news in the energy, electronic communications, public health and public procurement legal sectors. The decisions and judgements of the French Supreme Administrative Court (Conseil d’Etat, hereafter CE) or of the Administrative Courts are referenced...
- Two Important Bills for IP Rights Holders Adopted in France
This OnPoint covers the implications of two important recent developments for IP rights holders in France: (i) the ratification by the French parliament of the Agreement creating the Unified Patent Court (law no. 2014-199, dated 24 February 2014); and (ii) the adoption of the Bill aimed at...
- Filing Obligations for Trusts in France: Annual Filing Deadline One Month From Today on 15 June
The annual filing imposed on trustees must be submitted by 15 June on new, dedicated forms published by the French tax authorities, and in the French language....
- What Do CNIL’s New Guidelines Mean for Hotline Reporting Programmes?
Earlier this year, the French data protection regulatory authority (“Commission Nationale de L'informatique” or “CNIL”) significantly broadened the scope of the matters it allows whistleblowers to report through a hotline under its Unique or Single Authorisation registration process....
- French Supreme Administrative Court Rules on the Procedure for Returning Artworks Looted by the Nazis
After World War II, works of art suspected of having been stolen by the Nazis were listed on a special registry called the Musées Nationaux Récupération (MNR registry), and stored in French museums until they could be returned to their rightful owners. On July 30, 2014, the Conseil d’Etat, the...
- Securities Law in France: 9 Recent Legal Developments
In the last six months, various legal developments have taken place in the field of securities law in France. 1. The Law of 29 March 2014 introduced certain legal and regulatory provisions relating to takeover bids in order to protect minority shareholders against ‘creeping’ ...