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(Last updated: 30 Sep 2008)
Government, business and trade
Afnor – www.afnor.fr
Axinnov – www.axinnov.com
Dun and Bradstreet – www.dbfrance.com
European Union Customs – http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/index_en.htm
French Economy, Finance and Industry Ministry – www.minefi.gouv.fr
French customs – www.douane.gouv.fr
French Foreign Trade Ministry – www.exporter.gouv.fr
The Internationalist – www.internationalist.com/SERVICE/BANKS/France.html
Invest In France – www.investinfrance.org
Virtual office in Australia: Servcorp – www.servcorp.com.au
Information on French businesses – Verif – www.verif.fr/home.html
News and media
International English language newspapers and magazines are available from newsstands, ‘kiosk à journaux’, at major airports, railways stations, and on the Champs Elysées as well as at WH Smith bookshop, 248 Rue de Rivoli, 1st, or the Drugstore, 133, avenue des Champs Elysées, 8th, which is open until 2.00am. For local news, you will find a large range of French national newspapers including:
Major cable and satellite stations, including CNN and BBC, are available in most hotels. The French news channel is LCI. Agence France Presse has local and international news.
Travel and tourism
City of Paris – www.paris.fr
Eurostar train travel – www.eurostar.com
France.com – www.france.com
France.Net – www.france.net.au
Francerama – www.francerama.com/en/index.htm
Paris Tourist Office – www.parisinfo.com
Paris Public Transport – www.ratp.fr
Thalys – www.thalys.com
Time Out (Paris) – www.timeout.com/paris
Zagat Guide – www.zagat.com
Please note: this list of websites and resources is not definitive. Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement by Austrade. The information provided is a guide only.
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