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France is the world’s top tourist destination and one of its largest short-term rental markets. But the rules of the game changed significantly in March 2026. Below are the key takeaways if you own or are considering buying a property in France. A market under pressure France has over 1.2 million furnished tourist properties. Short-term...

France did not meet the June 7, 2026 deadline for transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive. However, the government submitted a new version of the draft law to Labor Unions on June 5, 2026. Although the text is still far from being adopted, employees could already seek to rely on the direct effect of EU Directive 2023/970. Key Elements...

The French Economic Life Simplification Bill (Loi de simplification de la vie économique), adopted by the French Parliament on 14–15 April 2026, will significantly raise the turnover thresholds triggering mandatory pre-merger notification to the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence, the « FCA »). The reform, which amends Article...

On 23 February 2026, France enacted Law No. 2026-122, introducing, for the first time, a confidentiality regime for in-house legal counsel opinions. It will enter into force no later than 1 February 2027, pending an implementing decree. While in-house lawyers in the US and the UK could shield their internal legal opinions from disclosure in...

By way of four deliberations dated 19 March 2026, the French data protection authority (CNIL) has updated two of its reference methodologies governing the processing of personal data carried out in the context of health research : MR-001, relating to processing operations carried out in the context of health research requiring the collection...

Marc QUAGHEBEUR will host a webinar on the new capital gains tax on financial assets and will examine developments in Belgian tax reforms. Join the webinar Register

The magazine Le Point has published its ranking of law firms in France, which is based on recommendations. General counsels were able to rate the firms they work with and lawyers were able to indicate which firms they would recommend to their clients. DELSOL Avocats’ expertise is recommended in : Compliance Healthcare law Commercial,...

Marc QUAGHEBEUR, in collaboration with British Chamber of Commerce in Brussels, will host a webinar on the new capital gains tax on financial assets and will examine developments in Belgian tax reforms. Join the webinar 👉 Register

DELSOL Avocats has once again been distinguished at the Palmarès du Droit organized in Paris by Le Monde du Droit. The expertise of our teams was rewarded in the following categories : Life Sciences - Healthcare : GoldenTrophy Real Estate - Construction : Silver Trophy Public Business Law : Silver Trophy Compliance : Bronze Trophy These...