Based in Brussels and Paris, Laffineur Law firm advises companies on various legal transnational issues. The firm has developed expertise in the field of Regulatory law of the EU Internal Market. The firm also provides advice in the fields of international trade, lobbying, Belgian and French business law, tort law and does litigation before Belgian, French and EU jurisdictions.
Law Firm
“One has to act like a man of thought and think like a man of action”
– Henri Bergson.
Areas of practice
WE INTERVENE AT ALL STAGES OF THE LAW:
during its preparation, its drafting, its interpretation and its enforcement.
Industry Sectors
The firm operates mainly in the industrial sector
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The firm’s clientele is spread over more than twenty countries around the world
Last News
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that a medicinal herbal tea classified as a traditional herbal medicinal product cannot, in principle, be marketed with the organic logo
Summary On 26 June 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down an important judgment (Judgment C-618/23, SALUS Haus Dr. med. Otto Greither Nachf. GmbH & Co. KG v Astrid Twardy GmbH) concerning the labelling of traditional herbal medicinal products, in particular medicinal herbal teas. The central question was whether organic […]...
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has upheld Delegated Directive 2022/2100 withdrawing exemptions for heated tobacco products, ruling that the Commission did not exceed its powers
The CJEU was asked by the High Court (Ireland) for a preliminary ruling on the validity of Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100, which amends Directive 2014/40/EU by removing certain exemptions for heated tobacco products. In its judgment C-759/23 PJ Carroll & Company Ltd, Nicoventures Trading Ltd v The Minister for Health, Ireland, The Attorney General, delivered […]...
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled against Poland for imposing an absolute ban on advertising by pharmacies, a measure deemed excessive in light of EU law requirements
Summary The Judgment of 19 June 2025 C-200/24 handed down by the CJEU concerns an action for failure to fulfil obligations brought by the European Commission against Poland. The Commission complained that Poland had introduced a general and absolute ban on advertising for pharmacies, thereby infringing both the freedoms of movement guaranteed by Articles 49 […]...
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) refuses to extend access to annulment proceedings for economic operators indirectly affected by general acts
In its judgment delivered on 15 May 2025 (Judgment C‑487/24 P Lorenz Kiene, Classic Tankstellen GmbH & Co. KG, eFuel GmbH, eFuel Projektentwicklung GmbH v European Parliament and Council of the European Union), the CJEU dismissed the appeal brought by several companies and an individual active in the synthetic fuel sector against an EU regulation […]...
