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FLASH INFO ALGERIE

Flash Info Algeria September 22nd 2008

Euro-Mediterranean Government and Business Roundtable

CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre is sponsoring the fourth "Euro-Mediterranean Government and Business Roundtable" organized by The Economist.  Frédéric Elbar will be one of the speakers. The Euro-Mediterranean Government and Business Roundtable will be held in Marseille on 21st November 2008. The roundtable will explore ways in which to stimulate the growth of investment in the Euro-Med region whilst ensuring the long-term stability of relationships. The development of infrastructure will also be examined, with a discussion of how it can best support international projects among other topics. For more information, download the conference programme and the subscription form or visit the Economist Intelligence Unit website.  N.B : CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre has a preferentiel rate.

Our Principles

• Training requirement: young consulting are trained to our methods within the framework of a real monitoring in operational teams, concerned to transmit method, knowledge and client service strategy ;
• Thorough ethical observance: requirement for accuracy to which we aim for our clients, algerian colleagues and government authorities ;
• Safety: relied on the expertise of our doctrine departments and a thorough knowledge of one's clients, our office focuses in all circumstances on the reliability of one's advices.

Our expertise

• Strategy's optimization and investment's form;
• Structuring (representative office, branch offices, subsidiaries...);
• Negotiation and drafting of documents for joint-ventures, controlling interest taking up;
• Privatizations;
• Legal Secretarial Offices.
  

• Analysis of legal risks and taxation;
• Assistance to submitting tenders and finalization of contracts when winning;.
• Performance monitoring, assistance to international arbitration procedures.
  

• Tax planning and registration to various local authorities
• Follow-up of formalities in the matter of exchange control regulations
• Legal secretarial offices
• Assistance and consultancy in labour law, incl. immigration questions
• Follow-up of structure through a Contrat d'assistance permanente [Permanent Assistance Contract] to our legal and tax services.
  

• Tax system of enterprises ;
• Tax system applied to expatriates ;
• Assistance to tax audit.
  

• Assistance and advice to mining and oil companies within the scope of their investments and operations ;
• Assistance and advice to mining and oil subcontractors.
  

• Drafting of employment contracts for expatriates and national employees, consultancy on labour law and assistance to relevant authorities, incl. obtainment of residence and labour permits;
• Welfare issues;
• Documents drafting for internal regulations.

Our clients

• A renowned Algerian track record: the seniority and the quality of our bonds with Algeria explain the confidence relationships we have with local authorities; confident of this experience, we take advantage of our necessary expertise to provide our clients a continuous and efficient assistance. We take in account specific problems of this country and offer so to economic domestic and international players adapted answers to one's needs, according to our quality and rigour requirements recognized to us.
• A dedicated and multidisciplinary team of lawyers and consultants, located in Algiers but also in Paris:team lawyers and advisers have a renowned expertise in the fields of law and tax system of business relations with Algeria. Ensuring homogeneity of the final service and a factual approach, in collaboration with Neuilly's departments, they let our clients profit of the synergy of expertises of our Firm and offer integrated solutions in good match between their projects and their development strategy.
• An effective presence in Algeria, ensuring adapted and practical service in good match with local regulations: further to our Neuilly's knowledge centre created since more than 50 years, we monitor statutory developments and are able to provide a complete legal and fiscal assistance in compliance with international standards.
• An international network in the service of local teams: We offer you, owing to Independent Law Firms, members of CMS Alliance, a thorough knowledge of European legal systems, permitting us to advise our clients on complex operations involving subsidiaries located in different countries.