Consulting on Indirect Taxes and Excise Taxes in Paris and Lyon

Adveniat Avocats assists its clients with all matters related to the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages, providing advisory services, support during inspections, and representation in litigation

Consulting on Indirect Taxes and Excise Taxes 

  • Risk and regulatory compliance audits related to the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages
  • Advice, pre-litigation, and litigation regarding premix tax
  • Regulations Governing the Possession and Distribution of Alcoholic Beverages
  • Legal advice and litigation services for licensed warehouse operators and registered consignees

Our audits are built on a combination of advisory and litigation expertise: prevention is better than cure

Our audits are built on a combination of advisory and litigation expertise: prevention is better than cure

Assistance with Customs Inspections – Appeals of Assessments – Criminal Defense 

  • Assistance with customs audits (developing a litigation strategy, assisting duringhearings/voluntary interviews, assisting with inspections of bonded warehouses, drafting responses to preliminary assessment notices/notices of investigation results)
  • Assistance and support in debt disputes (challenging tax assessment notices / proposing corrections, establishing collateral, negotiating and setting up payment schedules)
  • Criminal defense for companies and executives regarding indirect tax violations
  • Transaction negotiations

ADVENIAT Avocats has expertise in navigating the complex interplay between the civil aspects (such as disputing a debt) and the criminal aspects (such as being charged with a criminal offense and facing potential fines) of these specific cases

ADVENIAT Avocats has expertise in navigating the complex interplay between the civil aspects (such as disputing a debt) and the criminal aspects (such as being charged with a criminal offense and facing potential fines) of these specific cases

Secure and optimized international trade

Indirect contributions

The firm advises and represents clients involved in the production, storage, marketing, import, and export of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, including distilleries, brewers, small independent breweries, winemakers, food wholesalers, and pharmaceutical companies.

The firm provides services during the audit phase, in pre-litigation matters, and in court proceedings involving tax assessment and collection disputes, as well as representing companies and executives in criminal court proceedings.