During the Council of Ministers held on September 12, 2012, the French Economy and Finance Minister presented the main tax and budgetary guidelines for 2013. On September 28, 2012, the Council of Ministers will adopt the draft Budget Bill for 2013 and, on October 10, 2012, it should adopt the draft Social Security Finance Bill […]
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 […]
The so-called Médiator® case[1] has fostered in France an unprecedented climate of suspicion towards the healthcare system and significantly tarnished the image of the medicinal product industry and healthcare companies in general. Fully aware of the shockwave caused by this case, the French legislator adopted a law to restore public confidence in the French health […]
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Soulier in relation to the application of Article 222-33 of the French Criminal Code that punishes sexual harassment, repealed said Article on May 4, 2012.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 […]
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