Juridique et Administratif

🏨 Lindner Hotels aims to finalize its bankruptcy process by mid-2025 after filing for insolvency in December 2024. Amidst ongoing recession, inflation, and rising costs, the company manages to operate smoothly and is in constructive talks with stakeholders. The restructuring is progressing steadily with a bankruptcy plan expected in Q2 2025. Financial challenges haven't led to any hotel closures or job losses, and structural adjustments have been successfully implemented at the Düsseldorf headquarters.

🏦 Machefert Group, under Judicial Administrator and Legal Representative supervision, targets recovery by April 2025. Paris Economic Activities Court confirmed a restructuring plan on March 25, 2025, with an April 28, 2025, hearing. Assets valued at €332.5 million through bids, surpassing debts of €130 million. A proposed recovery plan ensures creditor repayment within six months post-adoption, focusing on reacquisition or refinancing.

🍳 Genève's Département de l’emploi et de l’économie (DEE), aiming to simplify authorization procedures and boost innovation in the hospitality sector, initiated a revision of the law in place since 2016. The LRDBHD law regulates restaurants, bars, accommodations, and public entertainment. Consultation workshops started on April 1, 2025. The initiative is expected to attract more cross-border workers, notably for Ferney and Pays de Gex's hotel offerings. Tax rates for the sector to remain unchanged in 2025.

🔒 AKTO, an operator of professional branch services, suffered a cyberattack on a Sunday, leading to the encryption of data and extraction of technical and personal information. No funds were stolen, and there's no risk of a "virus" spreading from the attack. Legal actions include a filed complaint and ongoing investigations by the Office Anti-cybercriminalité of the DNPJ, with ANSSI being informed for support. Online services, including "Mon Espace," are suspended, with integrity tests on-going, and CNIL has been notified for GDPR compliance. AKTO is keeping stakeholders updated and will directly inform affected individuals once the extracted data's nature is fully understood.

🛂 Employers face increased contentious actions and sanctions, necessitating thorough pre-employment formalities. Employees commence work without submitting necessary documents, forcing employers between legal obligations and operational needs. Pre-hire checks include verifying work eligibility, especially for foreign nationals, who need valid work permits. The Declaration of Prior Employment (DPAE) is mandatory before hiring to avoid penalties. Post-hire requirements include registration in the unique personnel register, preventive health visits within specific time frames, and compulsory retirement fund affiliation. At hiring, employees must receive a copy of the DPAE, contract, legal notices, and other company policies. Non-compliance risks include disguised work, contract requalification, and inability to terminate trial periods. The GHR Social Department advises on compliance and offers audits to ensure legal adherence.

📊 The Entreprises Générales de France (EGF) and the Observatoire de l’Immobilier Durable (OID) collaborated to interpret European taxonomy regulatory texts. They co-published three notices on operationalizing technical criteria for the "transition to a circular economy" goal. This goal is one of six in the European taxonomy, relevant to the building sector, encompassing waste reduction, sustainable materials use, and recycling principles in construction, renovation, and demolition (3.1, 3.2, 3.3). Updates will reflect regulatory changes and sector feedback, with an OID taxonomy committee meeting scheduled for June 5, 2025.

🏕 Le Territoire de Belfort entreprend la restauration du sentier panoramique du Ballon d’Alsace, visant la labellisation « Grand Site de France ». Créé dans les années 1990, le sentier a subi des dommages dus aux intempéries et à une fréquentation élevée. Les travaux de rénovation commenceront en 2024 avec le soutien d'un bureau d'études spécialisé, intégrant des méthodes respectueuses de l'environnement et du paysage classé.

💻 The European Commission addressed preliminary findings to Alphabet on March 19, 2025, for not complying with the Digital Markets Act regarding two services where it's designated as a gatekeeper. The Commission's preliminary view suggests that Google Search favors Alphabet services over competitors, violating fair and nondiscriminatory treatment required by the Act. Additionally, Google Play is alleged to restrict developers from directing consumers to better offers elsewhere, breaching the same regulation.

🛫 More than half of travelers (51.3%) worry about theft, loss, or damage to their luggage, while nearly 48.7% are concerned about health issues abroad. Additionally, 48.1% seek travel insurance with cancellation coverage, indicating a rising demand for protection against unexpected events. Ahead of summer 2025, Allianz Partners recommends ensuring adequate travel insurance to ensure a stress-free vacation.

📷 Adherents of GHR have been alerted to potential fraudulent use of copyrighted photographs, a practice known as "copyright trolling." In France, photographs are protected under copyright if original and reflect the photographer's personality. Legal precedent (CA Paris, 4th ch., May 24, 2000) states that the work must show the photographer's creative choices. Judges rule that if a culinary image is banal and doesn't reflect the photographer's personality, copyright infringement is not established. If contacted, GHR advises not to respond directly but to call them, not to acknowledge receipt, and to delete any disputed images to show good faith.