Useful websites and resources

Government, business and trade

Afnor – www.afnor.org
Axinnov – www.axinnov.com
European Union Customs – http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/index_en.htm
French Economy, Finance and Industry Ministry – www.minefe.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
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 arrondissement, which is open until 2.00am. For local news, you will find a large range of French national newspapers including:

Le Figaro – www.lefigaro.fr/international/
Le Monde – mondediplo.com
Le Monde – www.lemonde.fr
Parisien – www.leparisien.fr
Libération – www.liberation.fr

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/portail/accueil/Portal.lut?page_id=1
Eurostar train travel – www.eurostar.com/dynamic/index.jsp
France.com – www.france.com
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.