All publications by Soulier Avocats

Only three years following the Law n° 2005-845 dated July 26, 2005 relating to the safeguard of companies, Order 2008-1345 dated December 18, 2008 and its implementing decree dated February 12, 2009 once again reform French bankruptcy laws with regard to companies in difficulty. This reform became effective on February 15, 2009, and subject to […]

The European Commission’s new approach to deal with abuse of a dominant market position While it is not illegal for one or several companies to hold a dominant market position within the European common market, the abuse of such dominant position is strictly prohibited by Article 82 of the EC Treaty. Until now, to assess […]

Among the changes brought by the so-called Aubry Laws dated June 13, 1998 and January 19, 2000, it is worth noting the introduction in the French Labor Code (“FLC”) of a legal definition of three categories of executive employees. It was hoped that the provisions setting forth the working time applicable to each defined category […]

The Law for the Modernization of the Economy dated August 4, 2008 (known as the “LME Law“ instituted a ceiling for contractual payment terms agreed between professionals : “45 days end of month” or “60 days as from the date of issuance of the invoice” (Article L.441-6 paragraph 9 of the French Commercial Code “FCC”), considering […]

There are traditionally significant labor law developments at the beginning of a calendar year. The Law on Labor Income presents a real interest for companies with respect to employee savings schemes and substantially amends the rules governing mandatory profit-sharing plans by definitively authorizing the immediate release of the sums earned under such plans. The Social […]

The Corrective Finance Bill to stimulate the economy, presented by the prime minister during the Council of Ministers last October 13, was enacted on October 16, 2008 and published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on October 17, 2008. This new law aims at restoring confidence in the banking and financial system, and […]