All publications by Soulier Avocats

Reminder of applicable legislation and outline of the more stringent rules introduced by the amended finance bill for 2012 Up to 2011, it is true that exemption ceilings have been repeatedly decreased but at least the exemption principles remained a reality. At a time the government strives to reduce the available social-related contribution exemptions in […]

When a classified facility (“CF”)[1]  is definitively shut down, it is primarily up to the operator, i.e. the entity that controls and manages the activity and the site on an everyday basis, to comply with all applicable provisions related to site rehabilitation. A difficulty arises when it is not possible to impose the obligation to […]

In a decision dated July 12, 2012[1], the First Civil Chamber of the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) held that the Google Suggest tool, that guides Internet users to sites proposing the illegal downloading of works protected by copyright, “provided the means to infringe copyright and related rights”. Google’s search engine does not simply […]

As mentioned in our May 2012 e-newsletter, the French Constitutional Council, following an application for a preliminary ruling on the issue of constitutionality filed by André Soulier in relation to the application of Article 222-33 of the French Criminal Code that punishes sexual harassment, repealed said Article on May 4, 2012.  Specifically, the Constitutional Council […]

After two weeks of stormy debates, the French parliament finally adopted the second amended finance bill for 2012 on July 31. This is the first step of the tax reform announced by the French government and further measures are expected in the fall. The objective of this amended finance bill (“AFB”) is two-fold:  (i) breaking […]

Pursuant to Article L.134-14 of the French Commercial Code (hereinafter the “FCC”), a non-compete clause set forth in a commercial agency contract must, to be valid, cover a period not exceeding two years, and be limited to (i) the geographic areas and, as the case may be, the clientele, entrusted to the agent and (ii) […]