Consumer disputes

Ordinance No. 2015-1033 of August 20, 2015 transposes into French law Directive 2013/11/EU on the out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes. A new title, entitled "mediation of consumer disputes" is thus added to Book 1 of the Consumer Code. Scope ...

Limited companies: minimum number of shareholders

The law on the simplification of business life empowered the government to take measures by means of ordinance to reduce the minimum number of shareholders in unlisted public limited companies and to adapt...

Housing contract, property rights and accessibility

Newsletter No. 26 - Real Estate Law LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY NEWS Housing Contract Decree No. 2015-587 of May 29, 2015 Defense of Property Rights Bill of May 20, 2015 Accessibility Draft Bill...

Accessibility

The bill ratifying Ordinance No. 2014-1090 of September 26, 2014, concerning the accessibility of establishments open to the public, public transport, residential buildings, and public roads for disabled people, was adopted by the Senate on June 2 and sent to the National Assembly...

Protection of property rights – Proposed law

On May 20, 2015, senators introduced a bill aimed at strengthening the protection of property rights. This bill, which seeks to combat the unauthorized occupation of real estate, is structured around two main objectives. On the one hand, it aims to prevent such situations, and on the other hand...

Alur law: Standard housing contract

The law of July 6, 1989, as amended by the ALUR law (law no. 2014-366 of March 24, 2014, concerning access to housing and urban renewal), mandates the use of a standard residential lease agreement. The decree of May 29, 2015, issued for the application of articles 3, 8-1, and 25-7 of the aforementioned law of July 6, 1989...