A law of August 10, 2018 establishes a right to make mistakes in order to improve relations between the administration and the citizens.

Paris counsel Pierre Storrer authored a Revue Banque article titled "LCB-FT : de la vérification d'identité à distance des personnes physiques," which was published on Dec. 9, 2019.

Paris counsel Pierre Storrer's article "The New French Regulation Against Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism,"

The group will also make recommendations to ensure the rules between EU Member States are consistent.

France remains a vibrant market for investors.

In response to the bid by General Electric to acquire the energy division of Alstom, the French Government issued Decree no. 2014-479 on May 14, 2014.

Paris counsel Pierre Storrer's article "Anti Money Laundering: The Achievement of the Identity Verification Thanks to Digital Identification" appeared in the May – June 2018 issue of the French publication Banque & Droit.

French regulatory authorities are exploring artificial intelligence to enhance their oversight capabilities, with ARCEP leading discussions on AI-powered tools and shared infrastructure for processing sensitive data. The biannual meeting of France's network of independent administrative authorities addressed both the opportunities and environmental challenges posed by generative AI in regulatory functions.

In an op-ed published in L’Agefi, regulatory partner Sabine Naugès examines the evolving European framework for screening foreign investments and its implications for private equity players.

France has reformed its foreign direct investment regime, broadening the scope of the 10% voting-rights threshold to capture French entities listed on nearly all regulated markets worldwide. The changes, effective August 17, 2026, extend FDI notification requirements to include major third-country exchanges through EU equivalence decisions and six specifically named markets, significantly expanding the reach of French investment screening for non-European investors.

The European Commission recently issued COVID-19-related guidance (see Jones Day Alert, March 2020), ahead of the entry into force of the new EU FDI screening mechanism in October 2020. Several member states have been tightening ...

Publié au JOUE du 12 novembre, le règlement (UE) 2018/1672 du 23 octobre 2018 relatif aux contrôles de l'argent liquide entrant dans l'Union ou sortant de l'Union abroge le règlement (CE) ...

The Nice Côte d'Azur airport is valued at approximately €1.5 billion and the Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport at approximately €900 million.

The French Government has enacted Ordinance 2018-1074, dated November 26, 2018, and Decree 2018-1075, dated December 3, 2018, in order to integrate public procurement and concession...

The French government just passed a law that changes the rules for companies that make a first time mistake in good faith concerning an administrative obligation

The Guidelines provide foreign investors with welcome clarification on the highly technical French FDI regulations—which are often perceived to be deliberately vague in order...

Le gouvernement français a adopté un décret publié le 1er janvier 2020 concernant le contrôle des investissements étrangers.

Effective January 1, 2022, and with the addition of sectors in which foreign investments are subject to prior authorization by the Minister of the Economy, France has taken another step in its ongoing expansion of foreign investment control.

Didier Poracchia, consultant, Quentin Mette, counsel et Gaspard-Etienne Bats, collaborateur reviennent dans cet article de la RTDF sur la Décision n° 2022-1029 QPC du 9 décembre 2022 ...

In Circular No. 6519/SG dated 5 February 2026, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu sets out the framework for the State's digital public procurement and reiterates the requirement...