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Walid ChamkhiLawyer in France – Plant law

French lawyer (avocat), admitted to the Nantes Bar

The lawyer for plant professionals

Disputes over plants and seeds, agricultural leases, farm equipment, plant protection products, import and export of plants and seeds: the law applied to plants and to those who make a living from them.

Botanical plate: cross-section of a seed, showing the seed coat, the two cotyledons, their reserves and their vascular bundles 1234 1 seed coat · 2 cotyledon · 3 vascular bundle · 4 reserves
Seed in cross-section

The legal life of a plant

From the field where it grows to the border it crosses, a plant meets several branches of law. The firm follows them all.

  1. Produce

    Farmland, agricultural leases, farm equipment, crop treatments.

  2. Multiply

    Seeds and plants: batch quality, germination, wrong variety.

  3. Sell

    Sales, production, multiplication and distribution contracts.

  4. Move

    Plant passport, inspections, import and export.

  5. Protect

    Trees, hedges, protected plant species.

Understanding the plant before the case

Alongside his legal training, Walid Chamkhi trained in agronomy and horticulture, which he taught for several years to farmers and landscapers.

Admitted to the Nantes Bar, he has chosen to devote his practice to the plant sector: disputes over plants and seeds, contracts between professionals, farmland, and the rules governing the movement and protection of plants in France and the European Union.

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Book an appointment

At the office in Nantes, on your farm or nursery, or by video call. We reply within two working days, in French or English.

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