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they are admitted. See contacts at:http://www.amb-usa.fr/consul/acs/guide/Attorneys.pdfNotaires (Notaries): A French "notaire" is a public <strong>of</strong>ficial appointed by the Ministry <strong>of</strong>Justice. He is not the equivalent <strong>of</strong> a public notary in the United States. The number <strong>of</strong>"notaires" in each jurisdiction is limited, and their fees fixed by law. Their functionsinclude the preparation and recording <strong>of</strong> notarial acts (e.g., wills, deeds, acts <strong>of</strong>incorporation, marriage, contracts), the administration and settlements <strong>of</strong> estates(excluding litigation in court) and serving as the repository <strong>of</strong> wills. They are not lawyers,but very specialized members <strong>of</strong> the legal pr<strong>of</strong>ession. They may not litigate in courts.Web ResourcesReturn to topEU websites:Coordination <strong>of</strong> the laws <strong>of</strong> the Member States relating to self-employed commercialagents (Council Directive 86/653/EEC):http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31986L0653:EN:HTMLAgreements <strong>of</strong> Minor importance which do not appreciably restrict Competition underArticle 81(1) <strong>of</strong> the Treaty establishing the European Communityhttp://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2001/c_368/c_36820011222en00130015.pdfRegulation on late payment: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/single-marketgoods/documents/late-payments/index_en.htmEuropean Ombudsman: http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/home/en/default.htmEU’s general data protection Directive (95/46/EC):http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/index_en.htmSafe Harbor: http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/<strong>In</strong>formation on contracts for transferring data outside the EU:http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/modelcontracts/index_en.htmData Protection Working Group:http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/workinggroup/wpdocs/2007_en.htmDistance Selling Rules:http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cons_int/safe_shop/dist_sell/index_en.htmDistance Selling <strong>of</strong> Financial Services:http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002L0065:EN:NOTE-commerce Directive (2000/31/EC):http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/e-commerce/index_en.htm2/18/2010 <strong>Country</strong> Commercial Guide for France 36INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. & FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICEAND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, © 2010. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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