Doing Business with France

Published in association with Chambre de Commerce Française de Grande-Bretagne with support from PricewaterhouseCoopers

• Part One: Background Information
1. Recent Political Past and Policy Stance — Chambre de Commerce Française de Grande-Bretagne
2. The System of National Government — Roderick Millar, Consultant Editor
3. The System of Regional and Local Government — Chambre de Commerce Française de Grande-Bretagne
4. Comparison with Main Trading Partners — INSEAD
5. French Companies and the Euro — Conseil National du Patronat Français (CNPF)
6. The Structure of the SMEs — Joint Venture Research Centre, Ecole Européenne des Affaires de paris (EAP)
7. Infrastructure and Distribution — Freight Europe (UK)
8. Business Culture — Robin Walden, DTI Export Promoter, Consumer Goods, France
   
• Part Two: Investment Issues
9. Management Education and the Grandes Ecoles — E.M.LYON
10. Vocational Training, On-the-Job Training, and Apprenticeships — Délégation Générale à l'Emploi et à la Formation Professionelle (DGEFP)
11. The Role of the Trade Unions and Works Councils — Department of Management Studies, Paris Panthéon Sorbonne University
12. Employment Analysis — Union Nationale des Enterprise de Travail Temporaire (UNETT)
13. Property — Healey & Baker
14. Environmental Issues: Attitudes, Law and Implications — Former Minister of Environment and Huglo, Lepage & Associés Conseil
15. Incentives — Invest in France Agency
    
• Part Three: Banking and Finance Systems
16. The Banking System — Association Française des Banques (AFB)
    
17. Raising Finance for Corporate Investment — Association Française des Investisseurs en Capital (AFIC)
    
18. Sourcing and Managing Start-up Finance Capital — AFIC
    
19. Stock Markets — Corporate Finance, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Part Four: Auditing and Accounting Framework
20. Financial Reporting and Accounting — Corporate Finance, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Part Five: Mergers and Acquisitions
21. Acquiring in France — Corporate Finance, PricewaterhouseCoopers
22. Leveraged Management Buy-outs and Buy-ins — Corporate Finance, PricewaterhouseCoopers
23. Joint Ventures — Corporate Finance, PricewaterhouseCoopers
24. Tax and Legal Considerations — Coopers and & Lybrand CLC Juridique et Fiscal
    
• Part Six: Tax and Legal Issues
25. The Legal System — Coopers and & Lybrand CLC Juridique et Fiscal
26. Company Formation: Taxation and Legal Implications for Foreign Investors — Coopers and & Lybrand CLC Juridique et Fiscal
27. Business Taxation — Coopers and & Lybrand CLC Juridique et Fiscal
28. Employment Law — Coopers and & Lybrand CLC Juridique et Fiscal
29. Disputes and Arbitration — Coopers and & Lybrand CLC Juridique et Fiscal
30. Establishing a Distribution Network — Coopers and & Lybrand CLC Juridique et Fiscal
31. Competition Law — Coopers and & Lybrand CLC Juridique et Fiscal
32. Intellectual Property — Coopers and & Lybrand CLC Juridique et Fiscal
33. Management Rights and Responsibilities — Coopers and & Lybrand CLC Juridique et Fiscal
• Appendices
1. Investment Opportunities: how to find them — Corporate Finance, PricewaterhouseCoopers
2. Contributor Contact Details
3. Further Sources of Information
   

France from a prospective business partners perspective!

It could have been Excellent, but it is to much geared to the UK perspective. But it is worth reading for even non-UK people, as it is full of information you need if you want to do business in France.

Highly recommended.