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_Published 2008-03-14. Jean-Marie Messier gives some tips on doing business in France._


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## Transcript

Three things that you have to know coming in to Paris in order to do business. First one, the rule of the 35 hours per week is gone. And you know that when it was created we were many French people, and many French [ UNKNOWN ] to love it. For one simple reasons, that we loved it so much that we were doing it several times every week. Second thing you have to know, Nicolas Sarkozy has been elected as a new French President. He is a leader, he is a guy who makes things moving, who is very liberal and who likes and shares American values. The third thing that you need to know is that France is the best entry point for the continental European market.

And as today, continental European market is as large as the U. S. or North American market. Three basics, which would be helpful for you in in Paris.

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