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Companies are relieved that there will now be a new Safe Harbor for cross-border transfer of personal data from Europe to the US.

This announcement will provide a degree of certainty going forward, in particular after the upheaval which the Schrems case decision of the European Court of Justice last year produced, striking down the then existing Safe Harbor framework. Businesses should, however, also expect a more rigorous process by the US Department of Commerce to qualify for the “new” Safe Harbor certification and by the FTC to enforce it.

The publication of the Implementing Decree is the final chapter of the legislative saga that resulted in the adoption of the Law on growth, economic activity and equality of economic opportunities of July 10, 2015, commonly known as the “Macron” Law. Indeed, even though the Macron Law became effective on August 8, 2015, a significant […]

Any and all French companies are required to search for redeployment opportunities before being entitled to dismiss an employee on economic grounds. This search must be carried out not only within the company itself but also within the group to which it belongs, both in France and abroad. Law n° 2015-990 of August 6, 2015, […]

Notaries usually recommend inserting a penalty clause in so-called deeds of donations-partage (i.e. inter vivos gifts for the division of estate among the presumptive heirs) and deeds of testaments-partage (i.e. inter vivos testamentary partition of estate) in order to make sure that the wishes of the donor/testator will be respected by the heirs. The effectiveness […]

A conference-discussion on the situation in Greece was held on January 22, 2015 in the premises of Le Prisme, an association of business leaders of the Lyon area.

On January 1, 2016, a National Authority for Technological Innovation (“NATI”) was established following a major revision of the Israeli R&D Law. NATI, a statutory corporation (not part of any government office), will now replace many of the functions of the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy (“OCS”) that for more than 30 years was in charge of supporting industrial R&D in Israel.