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Courts provide clarification on paid holiday

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union, France
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  • July 18 2012

Recent judgments passed down by the European Court of Justice and the Supreme Court could have a significant impact on French employment laws, specifically on the accrual of paid holiday, the effect of sick leave on holiday entitlement and the obligation to ensure that employees are able to take paid holiday

Commission opens formal investigation into French plan to grant tax aid to insurers

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union, France
  • -
  • January 3 2008

The Commission has opened a formal investigation to examine whether France's plan to grant tax aid to insurers for managing certain insurance policies ("contrats solidaires" and "contrats responsables") is compatible with the rules on state aid in the EC Treaty

Commission clears proposed acquisition of ASAP by Dell

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union, France
  • -
  • January 3 2008

The Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of ASAP Software Express, Inc. (US), ASAP Software SAS (France), 26ème Avenue SAS (France) and SCI Siman (France) (together "ASAP"), active in the EEA as resellers of packaged software, by the US-based Dell Inc

Commission approves proposed acquisition of Valeo CSB by Leoni

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union, France, Germany
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  • January 3 2008

The Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Valeo CSB, the automotive wiring harness business of Valeo of France by Leoni of Germany

Commission calls on France to end special rights to distribute savings books ("livret A" and "livret bleu")

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union, France
  • -
  • May 25 2007

The Commission has asked France to amend its legislation within nine months in order to eliminate the obstacles to the internal market rules represented by the special rights to distribute savings books ("livret A" and "livret bleu") granted to Banque Postale, Caisse d’Epargne and Crédit Mutuel

Les Editions Albert René Aarl v OHIM; Orange AS

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union, France
  • -
  • February 21 2008

Orange had applied to register the mark MOBILIX as a CTM for telecommunications related goods and services in classes 9, 16, 35, 37, 38 and 42

Commission authorises French tax scheme reducing solidarity tax on wealth with a view to promoting investment in SMEs

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union, France
  • -
  • April 25 2008

The European Commission has decided not to raise any objections under the EC Treaty rules on state aid to the French tax-relief to a taxpayers' scheme in respect of the solidarity tax on wealth (ISF) for those who invest in SMEs

Commission authorises aid of 99 million to France for QUAERO R&D programme

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union, France
  • -
  • April 25 2008

The European Commission has decided not to raise any objections under the EC Treaty state aid rules to the financial aid of 99 million granted by France to the QUAERO research and development (R&D) programme

Commission launches in-depth investigation into unlimited state guarantee for the French post office

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union, France
  • -
  • October 31 2007

The Commission has opened the formal investigation procedure against France regarding the unlimited state guarantee provided for La Poste

Commission requests France to recover unlawful aid from Arbel Fauvet Rail

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union, France
  • -
  • April 25 2008

The European Commission has decided under EC Treaty state aid rules that the French authorities must recover illegal state aid received by Arbel Fauvet Rail, a manufacturer of railway wagons