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French ban on fracing: actions against the French Government

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • France
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  • May 9 2013

On 30 June 2011, as a result of strong lobbying by the nuclear power industry, environmental associations and local authorities, the French

The Paris energy series No. 7: Take-or-pay conditions in gas supply agreements

  • White & Case LLP
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  • France
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  • April 12 2013

Take-or-pay provisions are now fairly common in long-term offtake and supply agreements in the energy sector, a notable example being gas supply

Wind energy: recent developments

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • France
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  • March 5 2013

The French government has announced that a new call for tenders relating to offshore wind projects will soon be launched and the French Parliament

Appointment of the entity in charge of guarantees of origin of electricity produced from renewable sources

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • France
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  • February 28 2013

The Order of 19 December 2012 appointing the entity in charge of the issuance, transfer and cancellation of guarantees of origin of electricity

Without any night light, will France save energy or fall asleep?

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • France
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  • February 20 2013

As of 12 July 2013, and applicable to all buildings that are used for professional activities, the lights will need to be switched off after working

Road map for ecological transition

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • France
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  • November 7 2012

The French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy has recently published a Road map for ecological transition

French energy plan

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • France
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  • September 23 2012

French President François Hollande said September 14 that the nation, the first in the world to ban fracking for unconventional hydrocarbons, will reject permits to explore and extract the energy sources for at least five more years

Miscellaneous

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • France
  • -
  • August 14 2012

The Parliament passed a number of measures merely to increase revenue

French law fixing wind power pricing to be subject to state aid review by European Court of Justice

  • Eversheds LLP
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  • European Union, France
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  • July 11 2012

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed earlier this month that it will undertake a formal review as to the legality, under the current EU State aid rule, of a 2008 French law under which the additional cost which non nationalised distributors and Electricité France incur in purchasing energy produced through wind power are recovered

Tax authorities' comments on new reverse charge mechanisms

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • France
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  • May 31 2012

The tax authorities have issued their comments about the two new reverse charge mechanisms recently introduced in the French legislation for local supplies between businesses of electronic communications services and natural gas or electricity (statements of practice 3 A-3-12 No