International Trade Law
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (3-9 August 2026)
Week of 3 to 9 August 2026 I. Sanctions and EU-Russia relations International sanctions: the EU adopts its 21st sanctions package against Russia The Council of…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (27 July – 2 August 2026)
Week of 27 July to 2 August 2026 I. Turnberry Agreement: one year on, the EU extends the suspension of rebalancing measures The EU-US trade agreement…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (20-26 July 2026)
Week of 20-26 July 2026 On 23 July, the USTR concludes its investigation opened on 12 March into imports linked to forced labor, paving the way…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (13-19 July 2026)
Week of 13-19 July 2026 On 13 July, the Council of the European Union definitively adopts a reform strengthening the rules governing airlines’ practices regarding delays,…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (29 June – 5 July 2026)
Week of 29 June – 5 July 2026 Entry into application, on 1 July, of the tariff provisions of the Turnberry Agreement on the European side,…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (8-14 June 2026)
Week of 8-14 June 2026 On 11 June (Case C-81/24), the Court of Justice of the European Union rules that EU law precludes national legislation requiring…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (1-7 June 2026)
Week of 1-7 June 2026 During the month of June, the Council of the European Union formally adopts two regulations implementing the tariff commitments of the…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (25-31 May 2026)
Week of 25-31 May 2026 On 27 May, the Council of the European Union formally adopts the Turnberry tariff implementation agreement resulting from the trilogue, paving…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (18-24 May 2026)
Week of 18-24 May 2026 On the night of 19 to 20 May, the European Parliament and the Council reach, in trilogue, an agreement on the…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (27 April-3 May 2026)
Week of 27 April – 3 May 2026 A double entry into force on 1 May: the ordinance recodifying the French customs code becomes applicable, and…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (6-12 April 2026)
Week of 6-12 April 2026 Publication of Ordinance No. 2026-265 of 8 April 2026 recodifying the French Customs Code, the founding text of this year’s national…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (30 March – 5 April 2026)
Week of 30 March – 5 April 2026 On 2 April, the US administration publishes a proclamation imposing an additional 100% ad valorem tariff (under Section…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (23-29 March 2026)
Week of 23-29 March 2026 On 25 March, the European Commission announces that Lille will host the new European Union Customs Authority. On 26 March, the…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (16-22 March 2026)
Week of 16-22 March 2026 On 17 March, Paraguay in turn ratifies the EU-Mercosur agreement, completing ratification on the Mercosur side (Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay). On…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (9-15 March 2026)
Week of 9-15 March 2026 On 12 March, the US Trade Representative (USTR) opens a Section 301 investigation under the Trade Act into imports of goods…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (2-8 March 2026)
Week of 2-8 March 2026 On 4 March, the US Court of International Trade (CIT), acting on a referral from the Supreme Court concerning the mechanics…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (23 February-1 March 2026)
Week of 23 February – 1 March 2026 A direct consequence of the Supreme Court’s decision: IEEPA duties cease to be collected as of 24 February…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (16-22 February 2026)
Week of 16-22 February 2026 Major development: on 20 February, the US Supreme Court rules, in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump, that the International Emergency Economic…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (26 January-1 February 2026)
Week of 26 January – 1 February 2026 At the National Assembly, several amendments are tabled and debated on 30 January around a resolution concerning the…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (19-25 January 2026)
Week of 19-25 January 2026 On 20 January, the European Parliament decides to suspend the ratification process for the EU-US trade agreement concluded the previous summer.…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (12-18 January 2026)
Week of 12-18 January 2026 The EU-Mercosur agreement is officially signed on 17 January in Asunción (Paraguay), after more than twenty-five years of negotiations. The text…
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Weekly Digest — International Trade Law (5-11 January 2026)
Week of 5-11 January 2026 On 9 January, the Council of the European Union authorises the signature of the two EU-Mercosur agreement instruments (the interim trade…
Business Law
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (4-10 August 2026)
Week of 4 to 10 August 2026 I. Legislation Foreign investment screening in France (IEF): foreign-listed companies explicitly targeted Decree No. 2026-718 of 30 July 2026…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (3-9 August 2026)
Week of 3-9 August 2026 Ban on non-consented telephone canvassing — Ahead of its entry into force on 11 August 2026, the reform introduced by Article…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (27 July – 2 August 2026)
Week of 27 July to 2 August 2026 I. Legislation Mandatory E-Invoicing Rolled Out Nationwide Decree No. 2026-677 and the order of 27 July 2026, published…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (20-26 July 2026)
Week of 20-26 July 2026 Implementation of the ban on telephone canvassing — Decree No. 2026-662 of 23 July 2026 specifies the days, times and frequency…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (6-12 July 2026)
Week of 6-12 July 2026 Duty of the professional seller to inform \u2014 Cass. com., 8 July 2026, No. 25-11.256 (BMJ v. Liebherr France and Soreloc)…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (29 June – 5 July 2026)
Week of 29 June – 5 July 2026 Confirmation of the Google Android fine — On 2 July 2026, the Court of Justice of the European…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (22-28 June 2026)
Week of 22-28 June 2026 The boundary between unfair commercial practices and unfair competition — Cass. com., 24 June 2026, No. 24-16.770 (published in the Bulletin)…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (15-21 June 2026)
Week of 15-21 June 2026 Duty of loyalty of an SARL manager and a competing company — Cass. com., 17 June 2026, No. 25-13.855 — The…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (8-14 June 2026)
Week of 8-14 June 2026 Finance leases — Cass. com., 10 June 2026, No. 24-18.425 to 24-18.437 (thirteen joined appeals, published in the Bulletin) — The…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (1-7 June 2026)
Week of 1-7 June 2026 Broadcasting litigation and competition law — Cass. com., 3 June 2026, No. 24-19.612 (published in the Bulletin) — Decision rendered in…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (25-31 May 2026)
Week of 25-31 May 2026 Publication of the law simplifying economic life — Law No. 2026-403 of 26 May 2026 on the simplification of economic life…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (11-17 May 2026)
Week of 11-17 May 2026 Advisory and career management contract — Cass. com., 13 May 2026, No. 24-16.160 (published in the Bulletin) — The Commercial Chamber…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (4-10 May 2026)
Week of 4-10 May 2026 Crowdfunding and bonds — Cass. com., 6 May 2026, No. 25-12.493 (published in the Bulletin) — Dispute between the companies Atrium…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (27 April-3 May 2026)
Week of 27 April – 3 May 2026 Transfer of shares in civil-law companies (sociétés civiles) — Decree No. 2026-340 of 30 April 2026 on business…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (13-19 April 2026)
Week of 13-19 April 2026 Final adoption of the law simplifying economic life — Following the agreement reached in the joint committee (commission mixte paritaire), the…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (16-22 March 2026)
Week of 16-22 March 2026 Fine on a professional association for a cartel — Decision No. 26-D-03 of 17 March 2026 — The Competition Authority fines…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (9-15 March 2026)
Week of 9-15 March 2026 Shareholders’ agreement and contractual undertakings — Cass. com., 11 March 2026, No. 24-21.896 (published in the Bulletin) — The Commercial Chamber…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (23 February-1 March 2026)
Week of 23 February – 1 March 2026 Confidentiality of in-house counsel opinions — Law No. 2026-122 of 23 February 2026 introduces a form of confidentiality…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (2-8 February 2026)
Week of 2-8 February 2026 Bank fraud and account holder negligence — Cass. com., 4 February 2026, No. 22-22.609 — The late reporting of a suspicious…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (26 January-1 February 2026)
Week of 26 January – 1 February 2026 European Single Access Point for financial information — Ordinance No. 2026-31 of 28 January 2026 (Official Journal of…
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Weekly Digest — Business Law (5-11 January 2026)
Week of 5-11 January 2026 Distance marketing of financial services — Ordinance No. 2026-2 and Decree No. 2026-3 of 5 January 2026 (Official Journal of 6…
Real Estate Law
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (4-10 August 2026)
Week of 4 to 10 August 2026 I. Legislation and regulation Planning law: two coordination decrees published in the Official Journal of 4 August 2026 Decree…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (27 July – 2 August 2026)
Week of 27 July to 2 August 2026 I. Legislation and Regulation Urban Planning: A Sweeping Simplification Decree (Official Journal of 28 July 2026) Decree No.…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (29 June – 5 July 2026)
Week of 29 June – 5 July 2026 Legislation and regulation Law No. 2026-553 of 29 June 2026 to improve access to housing for public service…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (22-28 June 2026)
Week of 22-28 June 2026 Case law Civ. 3rd chamber, 25 June 2026, appeal No. 24-18.064, published in the Bulletin — The right of unilateral termination…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (15-21 June 2026)
Week of 15-21 June 2026 Case law Conseil d’État, 17 June 2026, No. 513099 — The presumption of urgency provided for in Article L. 600-3 of…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (8-14 June 2026)
Week of 8-14 June 2026 Case law Conseil d’État, 5th and 6th chambers combined, 11 June 2026, No. 502265, published in the Lebon reports (“Regularised permit,…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (25-31 May 2026)
Week of 25-31 May 2026 Case law Civ. 3rd chamber, 28 May 2026, No. 261 FS-B, appeal No. 24-10.463, published in the Bulletin — Article L.…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (18-24 May 2026)
Week of 18-24 May 2026 Case law Conseil d’État, 20 May 2026, No. 497687 — The Conseil d’État quashes a ruling of the administrative court of…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (4-17 May 2026)
Week of 4-17 May 2026 Other points to watch The reform of condominium governance remains at the heart of the debate: the Institut Janus presented a…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (20-26 April 2026)
Week of 20-26 April 2026 Legislation and regulation The “Jeanbrun” scheme — Article 47 of Law No. 2026-103 of 19 February 2026 on the 2026 Finance…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (6-12 April 2026)
Week of 6-12 April 2026 Case law Conseil d’État, 7 April 2026 (dismissal of the appeals brought by Damylu and Supermarchés Match, Auchel project) — A…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (23 March – 5 April 2026)
Week of 23 March – 5 April 2026 Case law Conseil d’État, 31 March 2026, No. 494252 — A transferred building permit can be regularised while…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (9-22 March 2026)
Week of 9-22 March 2026 Case law Civ. 3rd chamber, 19 March 2026, No. 24-13.829, published in the Bulletin — Once a building meets the public-order…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (2-8 March 2026)
Week of 2-8 March 2026 Case law Conseil d’État, 10th and 9th chambers combined, 13 February 2025, No. 501671 (published this week in the Lebon reports)…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (23 February-1 March 2026)
Week of 23 February – 1 March 2026 Legislation and regulation Law No. 2025-1129 of 26 November 2025 simplifying planning and housing law (the “Huwart law”)…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (16-22 February 2026)
Week of 16-22 February 2026 Legislation and regulation Law No. 2026-103 of 19 February 2026 on the 2026 budget — Published in the Official Journal of…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (9-15 February 2026)
Week of 9-15 February 2026 Case law Civ. 3rd chamber, 12 February 2026, No. 24-16.401 — The existence of a co-ownership regulation is not conditional on…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (19 January-1 February 2026)
Week of 19 January – 1 February 2026 Case law Conseil d’État, 1st and 4th chambers combined, 28 January 2026, No. 500730 — The Conseil d’État…
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Weekly Digest — Real Estate and Construction Law (5-18 January 2026)
Week of 5-18 January 2026 Case law Conseil d’État, 1st and 4th chambers combined, 23 December 2025, Nos. 502194, 507733 — A building permit that has…
Maritime Law
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (3-9 August 2026)
Week of 3 to 9 August 2026 Preliminary note: the week was quiet in terms of French case law strictly speaking, but was dense on the…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (27 July-2 August 2026)
Week of 27 July to 2 August 2026 Legislation / Regulation No notable French text identified for this particular week. Case Law No notable decision identified.…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (20-26 July 2026)
Week of 20 to 26 July 2026 Legislation / Regulation No notable French text identified for this particular week. Case Law No notable decision identified. International…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (13-19 July 2026)
Week of 13 to 19 July 2026 Legislation / Regulation Order of 17 July 2026 approving the resolution on dog cockle (amande de mer) fishing in…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (6-12 July 2026)
Week of 6 to 12 July 2026 Legislation / regulation Order of 7 July 2026 setting the promotion quotas within the harbour masters’ corps for 2027.…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (29 June-5 July 2026)
Week of 29 June to 5 July 2026 Legislation / regulation Order of 2 July 2026 setting the list of organisations represented on the National Council…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (22-28 June 2026)
Week of 22 to 28 June 2026 Legislation / regulation Decree No. 2026-536 of 25 June 2026 codifying the provisions relating to private recruitment and placement…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (15-21 June 2026)
Week of 15 to 21 June 2026 Legislation / regulation Decree No. 2026-524 of 18 June 2026 on port security (Official Journal No. 0143 of 20…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (8-14 June 2026)
Week of 8 to 14 June 2026 Legislation / regulation No notable French legislation specific to this week. Case law No notable decision identified. International ITLOS,…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (1-7 June 2026)
Week of 1 to 7 June 2026 Legislation / regulation Order of 5 June 2026 concerning the Porquières fishing reserve (Palavas-les-Flots). Decrees No. 2026-434 and No.…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (25-31 May 2026)
Week of 25 to 31 May 2026 Legislation / regulation Order of 26 May 2026 concerning the assisted temporary cessation of trawler activity in the Mediterranean…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (18-24 May 2026)
Week of 18 to 24 May 2026 Legislation / regulation Decree No. 2026-392 of 22 May 2026 amending Annex II of Decree No. 2015-723 of 24…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (11-17 May 2026)
Week of 11 to 17 May 2026 Legislation / regulation Order of 12 May 2026 amending reporting obligations for sea fishing. Order of 13 May 2026…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (4-10 May 2026)
Week of 4 to 10 May 2026 Legislation / regulation Decree No. 2026-348 of 7 May 2026 (Official Journal No. 0108 of 8 May) on aid…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (27 April-3 May 2026)
Week of 27 April to 3 May 2026 Legislation / regulation Order of 20 April 2026 amending the allocation of the bluefin tuna quota for France…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (20-26 April 2026)
Week of 20 to 26 April 2026 Legislation / regulation Order of 20 April 2026 amending the order of 23 November 1987 on ship safety and…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (13-19 April 2026)
Week of 13 to 19 April 2026 Legislation / regulation Order of 16 March 2026 (signed), published in the Official Journal No. 0091 of 17 April…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (6-12 April 2026)
Week of 6 to 12 April 2026 Legislation / regulation Order of 7 April 2026 on the issuance of maritime professional training certificates to offshore racing…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (30 March-5 April 2026)
Week of 30 March to 5 April 2026 Legislation / regulation Order of 1 April 2026 regulating recreational mackerel fishing (Official Journal No. 0080 of 3…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (23-29 March 2026)
Week of 23 to 29 March 2026 Legislation / regulation No notable text identified. Case law No notable decision identified. International IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL 50),…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (16-22 March 2026)
Week of 16 to 22 March 2026 Legislation / regulation No regulatory text with confirmed Official Journal publication identified for this particular week. Case law No…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (9-15 March 2026)
Week of 9 to 15 March 2026 Legislation / regulation Order of 24 February 2026 on the exemptions under Article R. 229-129(3) of the Environmental Code…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (2-8 March 2026)
Week of 2 to 8 March 2026 Legislation / regulation Ordinance No. 2026-154 of 4 March 2026 (Official Journal of 5 March) updating Book VIII of…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (23 February-1 March 2026)
Week of 23 February to 1 March 2026 Legislation / regulation No text of substantial scope published within this particular window (several orders signed in late…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (16-22 February 2026)
Week of 16 to 22 February 2026 Legislation / regulation Order of 20 February 2026 amending mackerel fishery management for 2026. End, on 20 February, of…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (9-15 February 2026)
Week of 9 to 15 February 2026 Legislation / regulation Order of 9 January 2026 on the good environmental status of marine waters (Official Journal No.…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (2-8 February 2026)
Week of 2 to 8 February 2026 Legislation / regulation No notable text identified. Case law No notable decision identified. International CJEU, 5 February 2026, Case…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (26 January-1 February 2026)
Week of 26 January to 1 February 2026 Legislation / regulation Official Journal No. 0023 of 28 January 2026: texts of essentially administrative scope (appointments, postings),…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (19-25 January 2026)
Week of 19 to 25 January 2026 Legislation / regulation Entry into application, from 22 January 2026 until 20 February, of the spatio-temporal fishing closure in…
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Weekly Digest — Maritime Law (12-18 January 2026)
Week of 12 to 18 January 2026 Legislation / regulation Orders of 6 January 2026 (Official Journal No. 0010 of 13 January) setting minimum catch sizes/weights…