Because I use the terms EU and EEA on this page, I shall briefly define them here. The European Union has 28 Member States: Belgium – founding member since 23 July 1952 France – founding member since 23 July 1952 Germany – founding member since 23 July 1952 Italy – founding member since 23 July […]
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Culture, politic, mentality and lifestyle France – Culture Who are the French? What are they like? Let’s take a candid and totally prejudiced look at them, tongue firmly in cheek, and hope they forgive my flippancy – or that they don’t read this bit, which is why it’s at the back of the article. The […]
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August is the French holiday month. All the most important people go on holiday during this month, and only the least qualified personnel would remain working, if the company doesn’t close altogether. Try not to get sick in France in August. You may find it difficult to find a qualified doctor. In case of serious […]
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What you need to know about promotions: promotions appearing in supermarket commercials, for example in catalogues distributed to the households, valid for a certain period indicated on the catalogue, must be available throughout the promotional period in sufficient quantity. If they are not, the supermarket must accept an order for the missing products within the […]
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The European Directive number 2007/64/EC on payment services in the internal market lays down strict rules for the provision of payment services to make them simpler, cheaper and quicker and to protect the consumers. Many of the provisions concern not only the euro but all the currencies of the EU. One of the important news, in force […]
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