Marco Plankensteiner co-authored an EU Law Alert dated May 2015 commenting on the Law n° 2014-344 of March 17, 2014 introducing the first class action in France (called “action de groupe” - “group action”). This legal action was limited to consumer and competition law litigation. However, this Law provided for a potential extension of class actions to health and environment law (Article 2 – VI). The recent Health Bill voted by the Assemblée Nationale (French Parliament’s lower house) on April 14, 2015 introduces a new class action for potential victims of the health system. This Law, if approved by the Sénat (French Parliament’s upper house), will enter into force on July 1st, 2016 at the latest (Articles L. 1143-1 to L. 1143-23 of the Public Health Code).
They discuss the following topics: