France: Government, Public Sector

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France's Office for Foreign Investment (IEF) has released its 2025 guidance on foreign direct investment screening, revealing key procedural changes and clarifications on sector-specific requirements. With the EU's Revised FDI Screening Regulation set to take effect in 2027, investors face new timelines, expanded mandatory screening sectors, and stricter compliance obligations that will fundamentally reshape cross-border transaction planning.

On April 9, 2026, the French legislator published Ordinance No. 2026-255 of April 8, 2026 transposing Directive (EU) 2024/1619 (CRD VI) into French law (available here—French only)...

This seventeenth edition of Bulletin Concurrence provides comprehensive coverage of the most significant competition law developments that emerged during the first quarter of 2026. The bulletin examines key regulatory changes, enforcement actions, and judicial decisions that are shaping the competitive landscape across multiple jurisdictions.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a landmark ruling on when EU Member States can enforce their media, youth-protection, and platform laws against online services established in other Member States. The judgment fundamentally reshapes the application of the country-of-origin principle under the e-Commerce Directive, distinguishing between general statutory prohibitions and individual regulatory orders. This decision has immediate implications for how adult content providers, video-sharing

France's Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI) has introduced a new Simplification Decree that brings significant changes to patent procedures and requirements. Understanding these modifications is crucial for patent holders and applicants operating in the French intellectual property landscape, as they affect filing strategies, prosecution timelines, and administrative processes.

Private capital is flowing into the space sector as reusable rockets and vertical integration drive down costs, while satellites become essential to military operations across all defense domains. However, investors must navigate complex regulatory frameworks, procurement constraints, and technology risks as they back assets that underpin critical intelligence and communications functions.

The European Union's approach to foreign direct investment (FDI) screening is undergoing a marked shift with potentially significant ramifications. What began as a coordination-focused FDI screening...

L'Autorité européenne de lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux et le financement du terrorisme (AMLA) a entamé la préparation de la liste des entités qui seront soumises à sa supervision directe. A cette fin..

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Private capital is flowing into the space sector as reusable rockets and vertical integration drive down costs, while satellites become essential to military operations across all defense domains. However, investors must navigate complex regulatory frameworks, procurement constraints, and technology risks as they back assets that underpin critical intelligence and communications functions.

Gérard Haas et son équipe ont compilé les actualités juridiques numériques les plus marquantes de la semaine, couvrant les alertes d'Anthropic sur l'auto-amélioration récursive de l'IA, les nouvelles sanctions de la DGCCRF contre SHEIN, les risques liés aux chatbots d'intimité, les inquiétudes autour de Doctolib et des données de santé, ainsi que la nouvelle stratégie open source européenne.