France/ Multinational company duty of care requirements. Since the Government supported this proposed law that requires French multinational companies to formulate a plan that aims to anticipate human rights and environment violations at their foreign subsidiaries as well as along their sub-contracting chains (see our article n°8894),, its schedule has gained pace. Following the joint (Deputies and Senators) committee’s failure to reach a compromise, France’s National Assembly is due to adopt the text on 29 November, after which it will examined by the Senate before returning to the Assembly for its final decision.
Spain/A pre-agreement to unlock a dispute at Nissan in Catalonia. During the night of 07/08 November unions secured an agreement with the automaker’s management, unlocking a dispute that has been ongoing for several weeks and avoiding a 24 hr.