France

Officially known as the French Republic, France is comprised of the territory of metropolitan France and smaller overseas regions and territories; including, French Guiana in South America and smaller islands in the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans, make up the French Republic.

The country has long been known as a global center of art, science, and philosophy. Today, over 83 million tourists visit the country annually, making it the most visited country in the world. The country has the fifth largest economy based on nominal GDP, and the ninth largest purchasing power parity (PPP). Health, education, human development, and life expectancy rates, are all areas which the country performs well in, on international rankings. France is also one of the five permanent members, with the power to veto, of United Nations Security Council, making it one of the great global-powers. It is also an official nuclear state.

France is a leading member of the European Union and Eurozone. It is a member of NATO, the WTO, Group of 7, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. France relies on civil legal systems to govern the country. The country is governed by statutes, and judges don’t make law, but simply enforce it in the country. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen strongly govern the country, with the belief that laws should be used to prohibit actions which are detrimental to society.

 

As a founding member of the United Nations, the country has strong diplomatic ties with many nations. The country is a major hub for international trade, and is the world headquarters for many headquarters for organizations including OECD, Interpol, and UNESCO. The country has close ties with reunified Germany; the country has also maintained the "Entente cordiale" with the United Kingdom. The French economy is strongly driven by its trade market. 31 of the the world’s 500 largest organizations are located in France, meaning the country is ranked fourth in the Fortune 500 worldwide. Financial services, the insurance sector, banking, and the Stock Exchange, are all major economic-drivers for the country. In 2007, Euronext (French Stock Exchange) merged with the NYSE in the US, making it a part of the world’s largest market.

Areas of French law addressed include: mergers and acquisitions; private equity; banking and finance; derivatives and market infrastructure; projects and infrastructure: restructuring and insolvency; real estate; environmental, nanotechnology, health and safety; pharma, tax; E.U. and French competition law; French public and administrative law; commercial litigation; global disputes; intellectual property; information technology, cybersecurity and data protection; supply chain; block chain;  employment law and benefits and other legal concerns.  Our French legal news includes matters of concern to a number of industries, including automotive, oil and gas, energy, tech companies, mining, chemicals, nanomaterials, pharma, financial services, telecommunications and many more.

The NLR covers legal news concerning:

  • the French Supreme Court;
  • International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID);
  • Euronext Paris;
  • CFIUS Filings;
  • EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR);
  • the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL);
  • the French Competition Authority;
  • the French National Drug and Health Product Agency  (ANSM);
  • the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); 
  • the French Monetary and Financial Code; 
  • the French financial markets authority Autorité des marchés financiers; 
  • the French Minister of the Economy;
  • French Law relating to Transparency, the Fight against Corruption and Modernization of Economic Life, (Sapin II Law);
  • the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de resolution;
  • the French Treasury and French supervisors (Banque de France, Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de resolution, and Autorité des marches financiers) and the interaction between French law and E.U., U.S.and other jurisdictions legal systems.
Custom text Title Organization
Jun
7
2021
ANSES Reiterates Recommendation to Restrict Use of Products Containing Nanomaterials “That Are of Little Benefit to the Population” Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
May
25
2021
Whistleblower Exposes Foreign Maker of Medical Devices and its American Affiliate That Paid Kickbacks to Physicians to Prescribe their Devices, Helping the Government Collect $2 Million under the False Claims Act, and the Open Payments Program Tycko & Zavareei LLP
May
10
2021
CNIL Issues Provisional Recommendations for Remote Quality Control of Clinical Trials During the Health Crisis McDermott Will & Emery
May
5
2021
Hydrogen Rising: France: The Growth and Evolution of the Hydrogen Economy [PODCAST] K&L Gates
Apr
16
2021
The Sesame Seed Scandal! Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
13
2021
Sapin II: What Recommendations Should Be Followed from 2021 Onwards? K&L Gates
Apr
9
2021
SEC Issues Notice of Substituted Compliance Application and Proposed Substituted Compliance Order for United Kingdom and Reopens Comment Period for Notice and Proposed Substituted Compliance Order for France Katten
Apr
8
2021
Pardon My French: France Wins Trademark Dispute Using Sovereign Immunity McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
25
2021
Beauty and the Little Pig: French Judges Find Jeff Koons Guilty of Copyright Infringement Once Again Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
19
2021
The Lactalis case: continuation and end Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
17
2021
Private Equity Investment in Sport Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
11
2021
France Recommends OELs for Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Mar
10
2021
Data-Scraping: A Stern Limitation by the French Data Protection Authority to Direct Marketing Practices K&L Gates
Mar
4
2021
U.S. Embassy in Paris Substantially Limits the Eligibility of National Interest Exemptions for Foreign Travelers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
23
2021
Cookies: New Awareness Campaign by the French Supervisory Authority K&L Gates
Feb
22
2021
Does the French Lego Case Threaten the Building Blocks of your Pricing Policy for Online Sellers? K&L Gates
Feb
10
2021
EU Parallel Trade Permit: Who Has Burden of Proof that Plant Protection Products and Biocides Are Identical? McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
10
2021
COVID-à manger: COVID-19 Takes a Bite out of French Lunch Traditions Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
4
2021
CNIL Calls Organizations to Audit their Sites and Apps for Cookie Compliance Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
29
2021
CNIL Fines a Data Controller and Its Processor 225,000 Euros for Security Violation in Connection with Credential Stuffing Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
28
2021
The Enforcement of Abuse of Economic Dependence in the EU K&L Gates
Jan
27
2021
USTR Suspends Tariffs on Certain French Luxury Goods: A Potential Shift in Trade Talks Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
19
2021
COVID-19: Paris Employment Newsletter - Remote Work: What is New in 2021? K&L Gates
Jan
19
2021
Digital Services Tax: USTR Pauses Section 301 Duties on Products of France; Additional Determinations on Products of Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the UK Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
8
2021
C’est La Vie: New Section 301 Tariffs on French Goods — Originally Set to Go Into Effect on January 6 — Are Indefinitely Suspended Faegre Drinker
Dec
30
2020
Supreme Tax Court Upholds Broad Interpretation of Permanent Establishment, Partially Overturns Protective Google Case Precedents on Dependent Agents McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
18
2020
French and US Bankruptcy Sales Compared McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
17
2020
UPDATE: Luxembourg Extends COVID-19-Related Amicable Agreements with Neighboring Countries Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
14
2020
French Withholding Tax on Capital Gains Realized on Substantial Shareholdings by Non-French Companies Ruled Illegal McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
9
2020
ANSES Evaluates R-Nano Register, Offers Recommendations to Improve Reliability and Optimize Its Use Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Dec
3
2020
Free Movement of Goods in the EU: Lawfully Produced CBD in One Member State Cannot Be Banned in Another EU Member State Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
2
2020
Transatlantic Trade: US and Europe – Week of October 26, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
27
2020
Brussels Rail Transport Brief: September-October 2020 K&L Gates
Oct
19
2020
French Highest Court Rejects Temporary Suspension of France’s Health Data Hub; Calls for Additional Guarantees Following Schrems II Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
15
2020
Transfers of Health Data From France to the United States Not Prohibited... But Must Be Protected by Strong Safeguards McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
5
2020
CNIL Publishes Updated Cookie Guidelines and Final Version of Recommendations on How to Get Users’ Consent Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
2
2020
French Data Protection: French Supervisory Authority Publishes Updated Guidance on Cookie and Other Tracking Technologies K&L Gates
Sep
29
2020
COVID-19: Return to Work: What is New in September 2020? K&L Gates
Sep
23
2020
Fall Travel Advisory: U.S. Embassy/Consular Services and COVID-19 Movement Restrictions Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
15
2020
French and American Luxury Brands Litigate Delayed Merger MoginRubin
Sep
14
2020
Luxembourg’s Teleworking Agreements with Neighboring Countries Remove Tax and Social Security Burdens During the COVID-19 Pandemic Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
20
2020
U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Investigations Recommends Regulation of the Art Market & Other Headlines Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Aug
17
2020
COVID-19 : Return to Work And Partial Activity (II) K&L Gates
Jul
31
2020
Disgraced Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges & Other Stories Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Jul
29
2020
New Antidumping Petitions on Methionine From France, Japan and Spain Faegre Drinker
Jul
27
2020
Transatlantic Trade: US and European Trade Talk Update – July 27, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
23
2020
French Administrative Supreme Court Endorses Data Protection Authority's Position On Cookies, Prohibits Prohibition On Cookie Walls K&L Gates
Jul
15
2020
U.S. Embassies and Consulates in the Schengen Area Expand the National Interest Exemption Beginning on July 15 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
13
2020
Will European Insurers’ Positive Response to COVID-19 Claims Influence US Insurers? Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
9
2020
COVID-19: Return to Work and Partial Activity K&L Gates
 

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