Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), prohibits placing on the EU market, or exporting from it, seven commodities
EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): what changes for importers Read Post »
A French company that receives a request for documents in US proceedings can neither ignore it nor answer it freely.
US discovery and the French Blocking Statute: how to handle a document request Read Post »
An international exclusive distribution agreement turns on four points that are handled badly when they are discovered along the way:
Exclusive distribution abroad: what your agreement must lock down Read Post »
Under an existing contract, an increase in US tariffs falls first on the party the contract makes liable for import
US tariffs: who bears the increase under an existing contract? Read Post »
A French judgment does not enforce itself outside France. It has to be admitted there. Everything depends on the country
Enforcing a French judgment abroad: EU, United Kingdom, Switzerland and non-EU countries Read Post »
Between EU Member States, exequatur has gone: since 10 January 2015 a French judgment that is enforceable in France is
An on-demand guarantee is paid without any discussion of the underlying contract: that is its whole purpose, and Article 2321
On-demand guarantees: how to defend against an abusive call Read Post »
Workshop led by Hervé Guyader on 24 September 2026 at the 34th ACE congress in La Grande-Motte: hardship in private international law, international trade law and maritime law.
ACE Congress 2026: hardship in international law Read Post »
Regulation (EU) 2026/2108 of 16 September 2026 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 19 September
The Union Customs Code: Regulation (EU) 2026/2108 has been published Read Post »
An Alsatian equipment maker sold 640,000 euros of packaging lines to an Italian buyer. The purchase order says DAP Milan,
