France: Government, Public Sector

France's Office for Foreign Investment (IEF) has released its 2025 guidance on foreign direct investment screening, revealing key procedural changes and clarifications on sector-specific requirements. With the EU's Revised FDI Screening Regulation set to take effect in 2027, investors face new timelines, expanded mandatory screening sectors, and stricter compliance obligations that will fundamentally reshape cross-border transaction planning.

On April 9, 2026, the French legislator published Ordinance No. 2026-255 of April 8, 2026 transposing Directive (EU) 2024/1619 (CRD VI) into French law (available here—French only)...

The European Union's approach to foreign direct investment (FDI) screening is undergoing a marked shift with potentially significant ramifications. What began as a coordination-focused FDI screening...

France's short-term rental market has undergone a fundamental transformation following the March 2026 regulatory changes. Property owners now face new co-ownership voting rights that can ban rentals, mandatory...

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.

On March 4, 2026, the European Commission published a proposal for a Regulation establishing a framework of measures for the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonization in strategic sectors...

The European Union's approach to foreign direct investment (FDI) screening is undergoing a marked shift with potentially significant ramifications. What began as a coordination-focused FDI screening...

L'Autorité européenne de lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux et le financement du terrorisme (AMLA) a entamé la préparation de la liste des entités qui seront soumises à sa supervision directe. A cette fin..

After a six-week trial, verdict in the Lafarge prosecution is now expected on 13 April 2026.

Gérard Haas et son équipe ont compilé les actualités juridiques numériques les plus marquantes de la semaine, couvrant les alertes d'Anthropic sur l'auto-amélioration récursive de l'IA, les nouvelles sanctions de la DGCCRF contre SHEIN, les risques liés aux chatbots d'intimité, les inquiétudes autour de Doctolib et des données de santé, ainsi que la nouvelle stratégie open source européenne.

Senior in-house counsel and arbitration practitioners gathered during Paris Arbitration Week 2026 to examine the evolving landscape of dispute resolution in major construction and infrastructure projects. The discussion explored critical strategic decisions facing parties in large-scale infrastructure disputes, from selecting appropriate resolution mechanisms to optimizing costs and ensuring enforceability across jurisdictions. Drawing on historical context and contemporary practice, the session addressed h

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...