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19/09/2023
Appointment of François Poirier as Counsel
François Poirier joins CMS Francis Lefebvre's Banking & Finance team as Counsel specialized in real estate finance. His appointment is part of the Banking & Finance dynamic to strengthen its real estate...
04/08/2023
New obligations to inform consumers
A circular economy necessarily requires greater transparency vis-à-vis the consumer. To this end, the Anti-Wastage & Circular Economy Law imposes on companies numerous new obligations intended to better...
31/07/2023
Electronic invoicing and transmission of transaction data to the tax authorities
Find the essential of the reform through our in­fograph­ic­sThe Amending Finance Law 2022 (article 26) sets out the legal scope governing the new rules related to electronic invoicing. The technical and...
31/07/2023
Electronic invoicing: What is the reform?
Please find below the main as­pects of the reform. This information is updated periodically (last updated on 28/03/2023).The legislative framework is defined by the Amending Finance law No. 2022-1157...
11/07/2023
In­ter­na­tion­al taxation
Algeria's number of tax treaties continues to rise, with the recent ratification of the tax treaty signed with Denmark (hereinafter referred to as the "Treaty"1).The Treaty follows the OECD model treaty...
10/07/2023
CMS Francis Lefebvre advises Bechtle
CMS Francis Lefebvre advises Bechtle on the proposed acquisition of Apixit Group CMS Francis Lefebvre advised Bechtle, a company listed on the MDAX and TecDAX with over 14,000 employees worldwide, on...
07/07/2023
VAT: case-by-case analysis required to determine whether ac­com­mod­a­tion...
In response to the Douai Ad­min­is­trat­ive Court of Appeal’s request for a preliminary ruling, the Conseil d'Etat (France’s highest ad­min­is­trat­ive court) has held the French VAT regime for non-hotel...
04/07/2023
CMS advises AI service provider Veritone
CMS advises AI service provider Veritone on acquisition of SaaS provider Broadbean Stuttgart – Veritone, an artificial intelligence company, has acquired Broadbean for $52 million. The ac­quis­i­tion...
20/06/2023
CMS Francis Lefebvre advised IDIA Capital In­ves­t­isse­ment and Crédit Agricole...
CMS Francis Lefebvre advised IDIA Capital In­ves­t­isse­ment and Crédit Agricole Régions In­ves­t­isse­ment on the acquisition of a minority stake in Dammann Frères. CMS Francis Lefebvre has advised IDIA Capital...
23/05/2023
Combating plastic: what the Anti-Wastage & Circular Economy Law says
In order to meet the requirements set at European level1 for reducing plastic, the Anti-Wastage & Circular Economy Law lays down the principle according to which France has set itself the objective of...
23/05/2023
Measures relating to wastage in the Anti-Wastage & Circular Economy Law
The Anti-Wastage & Circular Economy Law complements the existing measures in the combat against food wastage and introduces new ones for non-food products. Re­in­force­ment of measures to combat food wastage...
23/05/2023
Measures relating to waste in the Anti-Wastage & Circular Economy Law
Re­in­force­ment of waste management ob­lig­a­tions  "Waste" should be understood to mean "any substance or any object, or more generally any movable good, which the holder disposes of or which he intends...