The Franco-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, supported by its Regional Delegation in the Hauts de France and the Club d’Affaires Franco-Allemand Nord de France and in partnership with the Land’s Ministry of Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture, organised the visit of a delegation of around ten companies from the Rhineland Palatinate from 28 to…
The recent reform of French labour law provides a number of simplifications for companies to reduce their workforce. One of these reforms consists of a so-called collective termination agreement, without any justification for economic reasons within the meaning of the provisions on termination for economic reasons. In particular, the collective agreement is not subject to…
Christophe Jolk, as member of the International Tax specialist Group (ITSG*) and of Outer Temple Chambers, intervened at the 20th ITSG World Conference on November 2017 in Amsterdam. His appearance at ITSG focused on: Customs related matters (VAT, excise, customs duties) from a UK and EU perspective The role of the ECJ case law for the…
In France, Customs plays an important role in the fight against counterfeiting, particularly through customs withholding. In practice, increasingly brand holders pass off the cost, risk, and responsibility for the fight against counterfeiting of their brands onto the customs administration. Customs often serves as a relay for economic entities, when they don’t want to take…
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Following a lengthy debate, a new principle of a duty of care for companies with respect to their subsidiaries, suppliers and subcontractors has been introduced into French law by the “law on duty of care for the parent and ordering companies”, published in the Official Journal on 28 March 2017. This new act aims at…
Whereas multi-tiered arbitration clauses used to be rather exceptional two decades ago, they are increasingly used nowadays and can be found in a large number of contracts. These clauses aim to meet the growing need for the reduction of time and costs by foreseeing arbitration only as a last means in case the previous proceedings…
Introduction The French Constitutional Court was requested to answer a priority constitutional question (QPC) by the French State Council (Order number 400913) on 22 July 2016. The QPC was asked by Mrs Helen S as to the constitutionality of the second line of Article 1649 AB of the French tax code, as amended by Act…
BIM? BIM – the abbreviation for “Building Information Modeling” – is gradually becoming an essential element of large-scale construction projects. It is an electronic modeling tool for building data integrating all the stages of a project, from design through completion, to subsequent use of the building. It is not simply an IT tool, but a…
I. Introduction In order to resolve cross-border intellectual property (IP) disputes, French companies are increasingly trying to reach amicable settlements by negotiation, whether with or without the support of a mediator, before having recourse to state courts or arbitration. The reason for this lies both, in the specific nature of IP, that always involves…