Rejection of a QPC relating to legal aid

Estimated reading time (in minutes) In a judgment of June 21, 2012, the second civil chamber declared that there was no reason to seize the Constitutional Council of the following priority question of constitutionality, transmitted by the Court of Appeal of Reims:...

Export declaration in fallback procedure

Estimated reading time (in minutes) A decree published on August 10 chooses the paper export declaration model as a fallback procedure. An order indicates the choice of the model of the paper export declaration when the Customs system or that of the operator does not...

Recast of the so-called “Seveso II directive”

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Directive No. 2012/18/EU of July 4, 2012 Directive 2012/18/EU of July 4, 2012 concerning the control of major accident hazards involving hazardous substances has been published. This directive replaces directive no. 96/82/EC of 9...

Google’s Street View program: reaction from the CNIL

Estimated reading time (in minutes) The Cnil asked, on July 31, 2012, to examine the data kept by the Google engine group, as part of its Street View program. It will be recalled that during checks carried out in 2009 and 2010, the Commission had noted that the...