Doing Business in France

The objectives of the subject “International Trade and Business in” the French Republic” are the following:

1. To analyze the strengths of the French Economy and Foreign Trade;
2. To know the business opportunities in the French Market;
3. To analyze the trade relations of France with the country of the student;
4. To know the French Free Trade Agreements as a member of the European Union;
5. To understand the political and economic importance of France in the EU;
6. To analyze the Africa-France Strategic Partnership;
7. To develop a business plan for the French Market.

The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in France” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate (DIB): European Business, World Trade.

Masters (MIB): International Business, Foreign Trade.

Learning materials in Francia France França.

1. Credits of the Subject “International Trade and Business in” France”: 3 ;
2. Duration: three weeks.

1. Atlantic Transport Corridor (Portugal-Spain-France-Germany);
2. North Sea-Mediterranean Transport Corridor (Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France);
3. Access to the North Sea-Baltic Transport Corridor.

French Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements:

1. France and the European Economic Area;
2. European Union
   1. As a member of the European Union, France is a beneficiary of the EU Free trade agreements;
   2. European Single Market;
   3. EU Services Directive;
   4. European Digital Single Market;
   5. Economic and Monetary Union;
   6. European Customs Union.
3. Indian Ocean Commission (Reunion Islands);
4. Regional Cooperation Council (RCC);
5. Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer country).

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS);
   2. WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS);
   3. WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT);
   4. WTO Agreement on Preshipment Inspection (PSI);
   5. WTO Agreement on Safeguards (SG);
   6. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC).
3. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC);
4. Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF);
5. International Bureau of Containers and Intermodal Transport (BIC);
6. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, Chicago Convention);
7. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
   1. International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC);
   2. Convention Relating to Temporary Admission (Istanbul Convention).
8. Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (Rotterdam Rules, UN);
9. Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules, UN);
10. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR, UN);
11. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
    1. TIR Convention;
    2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport.
12. International Union of Railways (UIC);
13. International Chamber of Shipping (ICS);
14. Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM, CIT);
15. Customs Convention on Containers (CCC, UN) - not a member.

European Trade and Economic Organizations of France

1. European Union
   1. European Central Bank;
   2. European Investment Bank (EIB);
   3. EU-CELAC Summit.
2. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE);
3. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE);
4. Group of States of the European Council Convention against Corruption (GRECO);
5. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
   1. OECD anti-corruption measures.

Global Organizations:

1. United Nations (UN)
   1. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD);
   2. International Trade Centre (INTRACEN);
   3. Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL);
   4. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
2. African Union (AU);
3. Inter-American Development Bank (non-borrower);
4. Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM);
5. World Bank (WB);
6. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC);
7. International Organization of the Francophonie;
8. World Trade Organization (WTO);
9. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
10. Asian Development Bank (ADB);
11. African Development Bank (AfDB);
12. International Monetary Fund (IMF);
13. International Chamber of Commerce (CCI);
14. ...

France is an associate / observer country:

1. Association of Caribbean States (AEC);
2. Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation;
3. Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS);
4. Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC);
5. Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries.

The French Republic (Europe).

1. Capital of France: Paris;
2. Official Language: French;
3. Area of France: 643,801 square kilometers;
4. Population of France: 67 million people;
5. Borders of France: Monaco, Italy, Spain, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland;
6. France has a Maritime border with the United Kingdom (submarine tunnel);
7. Abolition of Slavery in France: 1848 (Victor Schoelcher).

Type of Government of France: Semi‑presidential Republic

The main religion in France: Catholicism (Christianity).

France belongs to the Western Civilization (European Economic Area).

Economy of France.

1. The French Republic is a highly developed market being the:
   1. Fifth largest economy in the world by nominal gross domestic product;
   2. Eighth largest economy in purchasing power.
2. France is the third largest economy in the European Union (behind Germany and the United Kingdom - BREXIT-);
3. GDP (nominal) of France: 1,944 Billions Euros;
4. GDP per capita: 27,100 Euros;
5. France is the most visited country in the world (82 million tourists per year);
6. The economy of the French Republic is heavily based on services (76% of the gross domestic product, 75% of the population);
7. Decentralized EU Agency in France:
   1. Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO): Angers.

French Foreign Trade.

1. France ranks second in the world regarding the service exports and agricultural products;
2. The French Republic makes 70% of his foreign trade with its European Union (EU) partners;
3. French foreign trade has a surplus in export products trade balance;
4. Germany imports 14% of the French exports, followed by Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the United States, the Netherlands, Switzerland and China;
5. Of the total of the imported products of France, 16% are originated in Germany followed by Belgium, Italy, China, Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland and Japan;
6. The main French Exports are machinery, mechanical appliances, vehicles, Air navigation and pharmaceutical products;
7. The French Republic is the second most attractive European country for Foreign direct investment (FDI);
8. As a member of the European Union, France is a beneficiary of the EU Free trade agreements with Algeria, Ivory Coast, South Africa, South Korea, India, Mexico, MERCOSUR, Chile, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon;
9. The largest French Port is Le Havre;
10. Headquarters of the International Union of Railways (UIC) and the International Bureau of Containers and Intermodal Transport (BIC).

Pierre Teilhard of Chardin

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