FRANCE

The Greater Bay Area: Flash Fashion in the Pan-Pearl River Delta

18 September 2019

OnTheList opened in Hong Kong almost four years ago to help brands shift excess and end-of-season stock. Riding on its success in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, the company, founded by an enterprising French couple, opens for business in Shanghai later this year and cities across the GBA are very much on its radar. More

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Where beauty meets sustainability

17 September 2019

Luxury products and sustainability might not seem to belong on the same shelf but French cosmetics start-up La Bouche Rouge has found strong demand for its eco-friendly lines, including a healthy interest in Hong Kong. More

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French Minister Reveals Plans to Reform VAT Collection in the E-commerce Realm

09 September 2019

On 22 August 2019, the French Minister of Public Action and Accounts, Gérald Darmanin, in an interview with the French financial newspaper “Les Échos,” revealed plans to reform the collection of VAT from e-commerce platforms. More

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Controversial French Tax to Be Imposed on Tech Giants; France Faces US Retaliation

30 July 2019

On 24 July 2019, France’s President Macron signed into law a 3 percent tax on large tech companies' local revenues. The law was published in the country’s official gazette on 25 July. Tech giants will thus have to pay higher amounts of tax in France when doing business there, and not in the countries in which their headquarters are located. More

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French Government Proposes Anti-waste and Circular Economy Law Covering Numerous Consumer Goods

26 July 2019

On 10 July 2019, the French Government presented an ambitious proposal for an “anti-waste” and circular economy law (the Law Proposal) to France’s Council of Ministers. The Law Proposal is divided into four sections, which are titled “Information to Consumers”, “Fight against Waste”, “Responsibilities of Producers” and “Miscellaneous Provisions”. More

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Choking pollution inspires innovative mask

11 June 2019

Key prerequisites for a start-up include a strong partnership and a fresh perspective; the founders of innovative pollution-screening mask maker Boutique R-PUR are fine examples of this. More

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Pioneering Predictive Analytics at AFF 2019

15 February 2019

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France Investigates Safety of Babies’ Nappies

11 February 2019

On 23 January 2019, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (“ANSES” or “the Agency”) published an Opinion based on a Report relating to the safety of babies’ nappies. In its Opinion, ANSES assesses the risks of chemicals found in babies’ nappies, highlighting several chemicals for which safety thresholds are seen to have been exceeded, and provides a range of recommendations directed at manufacturers and at lawmakers. More

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Google Fined Extraordinary Amount by French Authority for Breaching Data Protection Rules

08 February 2019

On 21 January 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (Commission Nationale Informatique et Liberté – the CNIL) imposed a fine of EUR 50 million on Google for infringing General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (the EU’s GDPR). More

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French Minister Announces Implementation of a Digital Services Tax

15 January 2019

Towards the end of 2018, Bruno Le Maire, the French Minister for the Economy and Finance, announced that France would be implementing a national digital services tax (“DST”) as of 1 January 2019, to the extent that it would apply to all income generated in the year 2019. More

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