Under the fifth paragraph of Article L.442-6 of the French Commercial Code, the following acts are considered acts of abruptly terminating, even partially, an established business relationship without written notice that takes into account the duration of the business relationship, and which render the perpetrator liable for damages.

In the context of relations between suppliers and distributors or service providers, the Hamon Law mandated the communication of general terms and conditions of sale (GTC) by December 1st at the latest (Art. L.441-7 of the French Commercial Code). The Macron Law restricted the scope of this provision insofar as...

Ordinance No. 2015-1033 of August 20, 2015, transposes Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes into French law. A new section, entitled "Mediation of Consumer Disputes," is thus added to Book 1 of the Consumer Code. Scope of application...

The law simplifying business life authorized the government to take measures by decree to reduce the minimum number of shareholders in unlisted public limited companies and to adapt...

The 2013 Employment Security Act mandated the appointment of employee representatives to the boards of directors of certain companies. This primarily concerns public limited companies with a board of directors or a management board and supervisory board. These companies...

Ordinance No. 2015-682 of June 18, 2015, concerning the simplification of employers' social security declarations, was issued pursuant to Law No. 2014-1545 of December 20, 2014, relating to the simplification of business operations, which authorized the government to take measures to simplify...