What happens next if French inheritance law found to break EU rule? French lawyers lay out next steps if France’s 2021 forced heirship law is found to breach European regulations
Has a date now been set for launch of EU’s new Entry/Exit System? Update given by officials overseeing implementation of the new digital borders scheme
Travellers within EU could soon bring more cigarettes into France The work of a French student could increase the limit from 200 to 800 The new rules for train ticket reimbursement over delays in France Explainer: What are Seveso risk sites and where are they in France? Do I have to hand in my UK licence to make a swap?
Confusion over EU pet passport rules costs British dog owner £500 The dog owner who lives in France fell foul of a mix up in rules around EU pet passports and rabies injections on a recent visit to the UK
French motorbike contrôle technique requirement to start in 2023 The new law - which has been strongly opposed by bikers across the country - will also cover mopeds and appeared in the government’s legal publication, Le Journal officiel on August 11
Macron suspends new motorbike contrôle technique requirement in France This announcement comes just one day after a decree was published in the government’s legal publication Le Journal officiel and met with considerable opposition from motorbike riders across France
Must French court appoint will executor as per English Law? John Kitching, a director of French Law Consultancy Limited, answers a reader query on English inheritance laws when living in France
Inheritance tax bill on property I am 35 and disabled. I live with my parents and my mum is also disabled. Our incomes are intertwined, the three of us supporting the three of us. But I am one of four children and my parents used the EU Regulation, allowing UK law, to make their will. I inherit everything and, depending on circumstance, will pay virtually zero inheritance tax. My will, however, is harder as I have neither husband or children. There is no cash involved, just a property. I will leave it (my parents fully support this) to my niece and nephew. However, inheritance tax is around 55%. Are there ways to cut the bill as they would have to sell a place they love to pay the tax? H.G.
EU to get tougher on one-market, one-price New European rules to prevent geo-blocking - charging more for identical goods and services bought on websites in different countries - are due to come into force at the start of December.
Mythbuster: French farmers gain most from EU policy Problems over the European Union Common Agricultural Policy featured large in the run-up to the Brexit referendum but, despite claims that French farmers benefited the most, figures show that British farmers get more per head than French farmers do.
How might Brexit affect pensions of Britons in France? One benefit of the EU which is protected in the exit deal for existing expats (we are assuming this goes ahead as planned) is the EU pension aggregation system.
Exception to EU inheritance rules A court has highlighted that bypassing French inheritance law with the 2015 EU regulation could be ruled invalid if it involves disinheriting children who are then left destitute. Does English law give total freedom? No speeding fines, yet, for UK drivers Ryanair wins battle over social charges
EU fails again to agree way to ban hormone disruptors HOPES of cutting the amount of chemicals in everyday use have received a blow after the European Parliament failed for the third time to agree a definition of endocrine disruptors present in pesticides, biocides and cosmetics. New EU rules enshrine right to bank account in other states Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed