Chemicals and Agrochemicals

Soulier Bunch advises and represents a number of organizations operating in the chemical and agrochemical industries, including but not limited to, manufacturers, producers, distributors and users of plant protection products and chemicals as well as industrial groups, professional organizations and representative bodies.

Our expertise in this area covers, in particular, compliance with applicable applicable French and EU requirements, risk assessment and prevention, strategic assistance with respect to publicity, promotion, sale, transport and distribution of chemicals and agrochemicals, preparation and negotiation of agreements for waste management and recycling, environmental and criminal liability issues (for owners, operators, carriers, etc.) as well as the European process for the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals (REACH).

We also assist our clients in the full spectrum of domestic and cross-border corporate and business transactions that are specific to this business sector.

We also provide judicial assistance before civil, commercial, criminal and administrative courts in connection with disputes or claims relating to chemicals, agrochemicals and other industrial products and assist key players of the different industries in their discussions with the administrative authorities on the interpretation and implementation of applicable French and European legislations.

Representative Work

• Assisted a large US industrial group specialized in the manufacture and sale of chemicals and plastic raw materials before the Commercial Court and Court of Appeals of Paris in a dispute against one of its clients, a dealer/retailer, in relation to the enforcement of the legal warranty against latent defects
• Assisted a US group specialized in the production and refining of chemical products in connection with the adaption of its whistleblowing program for compliance with French law and implementation of such program within its French subsidiary
• Assisted manufacturers of phytopharmaceutical products in disputes related to the delivery of market authorizations.