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18/03/2024
CMS Francis Lefebvre advised SharkNinja
CMS Francis Lefebvre advised SharkNinja on the negotiation of a commercial lease agreement for its new offices in Paris. SharkNinja, an international company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, specializes...
15/03/2024
CMS Real Estate Data Centre Consenting in France
1. Do you have to enter into a form of agreement with the local au­thor­ity/mu­ni­cip­al­ity when applying for consent for a data centre in your jurisdiction? A building permit must be applied for. An application...
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15/03/2024
Real estate finance law in France
A. Mortgages 1. Can security be granted to a foreign lender? Yes, as a general principle there are no restrictions on the ownership of land by foreign parties and the taking of security over land or...
13/03/2024
Crypto Tax Legislation & Law in France
1. Is there a specific legislation issued for the taxation of crypto-assets or do general national tax law principles apply because the tax legislator has not regulated this so far? The Finance Act for...
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12/03/2024
Revised European Commission Notice on the definition of the relevant market...
On 8 February 2024, the Commission adopted its revised Notice on the definition of the relevant market for the purposes of Union competition law. The objective of this Notice, which was the subject of...
12/03/2024
After EU Commission's first decision on Carbon Contracts for Difference,...
The European Commission approved the first Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) scheme under the new Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022 (CEEAG).Fol­low­ing the...
11/03/2024
Adoption of MiFID 3 and MiFIR 2 to enhance transparency on markets in financial...
On 8 March 2024, Regulation 2024/791 amending Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 (MiFIR) and Directive 2024/790 amending Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID 2) on markets in financial instruments were published in the...
08/03/2024
EU takes stand against environmental crimes with new Directive
The escalating problem of environmental degradation is triggering a re-evaluation of our legal systems' effectiveness in preventing and justly sanctioning such harms. Now the EU has taken a significant...
07/03/2024
Practical guidance on how to assess the existence of aid for risk financing...
On 26 January 2024, the Commission adopted practical guidance for Member States on assessing the existence of State aid for measures aimed at facilitating access to financing for certain busi­nesses.Risk...
07/03/2024
Euro PP Observatory – Septembre 2021
You can access the December 2020 edition of the Euro PP Observatory from CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats via the link below. Our Observatory includes both listed Euro PPs (part 1) and unlisted Euro PPs...
07/03/2024
Renewable energy in France
The year 2022 was characterised by an energy crisis that threatened the country’s security and resulted in an increase of the electricity prices on the wholesale market. This crisis highlighted the...
06/03/2024
Knowledge on information and communication technology and security are...
On 21 February 2024, the European Central Bank released a supervision newsletter on new policy / its expectation for more bank board expertise on information and communication technology (“ICT”) and...