Pursuant to the December 13, 2011 Act no. 2011-1862 on the allocation of court cases and the reduction of certain judicial procedures (Official Journal of the French Republic of December 14, 2011), all offences of bribery, fraud and abuse of trust now qualify for the “plea bargain” procedure. On December 8, 2011, the Conseil constitutionnel confirmed the constitutionality of these new provisions, following a referral by 60 senators.
Directive 2011/83/EU of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights was published in the OJEU on 22 November 2011, with the objective of encouraging distance selling in the internal market by affording greater protection to European consumers and by offering traders a common legal framework.
