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Doing Business in France

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Doing Business in France is prepared by U.S. Embassy Staff in France once a year and contains information on Doing Business in France.

As the world’s fifth largest economy, centrally located within the European Union, there is strong competition for market share in all French industrial and service sectors. American exporters to France generally face more competition from European companies than from Asian ones. Positioned at the heart of the world’s largest market, France offers a favorable economic environment to potential exporters.

Country Commercial Guide 2012 Please contact Olivier.Collette@trade.gov

Click here to view Country Commercial Guide 2011 France

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