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29 November 2017

Opinion of the CEPC on the payment of year-end rebates

In an opinion dated September 21, 2017 and released in early November, the Commission d’examen des pratiques commerciales (Commercial Practices Review Committee, hereinafter the “CEPC”)[1] ruled on the lawfulness of the payment of year-end rebates provided for in an annual agreement between a supplier and a distributor whereas the requirements applicable for such payment were […]

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29 November 2017

Register of beneficial owners: How to identify such owners?

Since August 1, 2017, unlisted companies and legal entities required to be incorporated with the Register of Trade and Companies and based in France (in particular foreign corporations with an establishment in France) have the obligation to file with the clerk of the Commercial Court a document that sets forth identification data on their beneficial […]

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29 November 2017

Forced heirship and French international public policy

In two decisions handed down on September 27, 2017[1], the First Civil Chamber of the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) held that “a foreign law designated by the conflict-of-law rule, which excludes forced heirship, is not, in and of itself, contrary to French international public policy and may be set aside only if its […]

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30 October 2017

Digital platforms: New provisions on the obligation to provide information to consumers

With a view to tightening digital platforms’ transparency and loyalty towards consumers, three Decrees published on September 29, 2017 have clarified the information requirements imposed on the operators of such platforms. Some of the measures introduced by the Decrees must be implemented by January 1, 2018. Adopted in furtherance of the provisions on the transparency […]

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30 October 2017

A new legal framework for debt financing

In the wake of the wave of modernization and transparency of the French economic life triggered by the so-called “Sapin II” Law, in particular as regards the financing of the economy, Ordinance n°2017-1432 of October 4, 2017 reshapes the legal framework for asset management and debt financing. The objective is to respond to businesses’ needs […]

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