[Energy] France’s new green hydrogen support mechanism: an opportunity for European players?

France’s new green hydrogen support mechanism: an opportunity for European players?   Wind, photovoltaic and biomethane industries have benefited from support mechanisms which have helped the sector to develop. The hydrogen industry is now to receive government support to speed up its development. In France, the government has announced a €4 billion plan to develop…

[COMMERCIAL TOWN PLANNING] Dark stores, city centres’ new business model

In the wake of the health crisis and new purchasing habits, “quick commerce”, i.e. the delivery of orders placed online within an extremely short time, has strongly developed in French main cities. This model requires dedicated storage and preparation facilities located in densely populated areas. These warehouses, known as “dark stores”, have notably been set…

The ICC Expedited Procedure Provisions four years after their entry into force – a success story

Four years ago, the International Chamber of Commerce’s Expedited Procedure Provisions (EPP) entered into force. An impressive number of 261 cases have been conducted under the EPP since, allowing faster and more efficient proceedings. Our partner Detlev Kühner explains the reasons for this success in our latest newsletter:   Prior to giving a feedback on how the EPP…

[COMMERCIAL LEASES] What you need to know about commercial lease agreements under French law

If you operate a commercial, industrial or artisanal business within premises (offices, such as headquarters, are concerned as well), you are affected by the rules on commercial lease agreements under French law. The latest edition of our monthly “Less Is More” newsletter highlights the main points you need to know about the matter. Download the fact…

[ENERGY] Implementation of the “tertiary decree”: at last, something concrete!

Carrying on from decree no. 2019-771 of 23 July 2019 “relating to obligations to take action to reduce energy consumption in buildings for tertiary use” (known as the “tertiary decree”), a recently published order should make it possible for the parties concerned to obtain concrete data to implement their final energy consumption reduction targets. Here…

[TAX] The French finance law for 2021

The French finance law for 2021, which went into force on 30 December 2020, contains numerous tax measures aimed at supporting enterprises impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. This tax flash aims at raising awareness for some of those measures and briefly highlights their main general aspects.   1. Tax consequences of free revaluations of assets…

[ENERGY] About the renegotiation of the solar power purchase contracts signed before 2011

It would be an understatement to say that the news, revealed by the newspaper Les Echos on September 16, that the Ministry of Economy and Finance was, for budgetary reasons, reportedly considering “renegotiating” the solar power purchase contracts concluded by producers and EDF Obligation d’Achat (or other obligated buyers) before 2011, has had the effect…