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<strong>In</strong>dividuals:<br />
France has few controls on the use of foreign exchange. For exchange control<br />
purposes, foreigners are considered to be residents from the time they arrive in France.<br />
French and foreign citizens are subject to the same rules. Residents are entitled to open<br />
an account in foreign currency with a bank established in France and to establish<br />
accounts abroad. Residents must report the account number for all foreign accounts on<br />
their annual income tax returns. French-source earnings may be transferred abroad,<br />
without limitations if carried out through an approved bank.<br />
U.S. Banks and Local Correspondent Banks Return to top<br />
French Banks<br />
All large French banks have correspondent U.S. banking arrangements. Many<br />
French banks also have subsidiaries or branch offices in the United States based on<br />
Federal Reserve list [http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/iba/]:<br />
BNP Paribas: Bank of the West (San Francisco); BNP Paribas (Chicago, Dallas, New<br />
York, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco); First Hawaiian Bank (Honolulu);<br />
Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro (New York, Chicago); BNP Paribas Equitable Tower (New<br />
York)<br />
[http://www.bnpparibas.com]<br />
Société Générale: Société Générale (Chicago, Dallas, Greenwich, Houston, New York);<br />
Société Générale Private Banking Suisse (Miami)<br />
[http://www.socgen.com ]<br />
Crédit <strong>In</strong>dustriel et Commercial: CIC (New York); Banque Transatlantique (Washington)<br />
[http://www.cic.fr]; [ http://www.transat.tm.fr ]<br />
NATIXIS (Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, New York): [http://www.natixis.com]<br />
Crédit Agricole - Société Anonyme Simplifiée rue la Boetie : Calyon (Chicago, Dallas,<br />
Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York); LCL (Miami); [http://www.credit-agricole.fr] ;<br />
[http://www.lcl.com]; [ http://www.caylon.com ]<br />
Major American banks and financial institutions present in Paris:<br />
American Express Cartes France<br />
4, rue Bleriot<br />
92500 Rueil Malmaison Cedex<br />
Tel: (+33) 1 47 77 77 07<br />
Website: [http://www.americanexpress.fr]<br />
Bank of America<br />
51, rue Francois Premier<br />
75008 Paris<br />
Tel: (+33) 1 45 02 68 00<br />
Fax: (+33) 1 45 01 77 89<br />
Website: [http://www.bankofamerica.com]<br />
2/15/2008 <strong>Country</strong> Commercial Guide for France 126<br />
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. & FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE,<br />
© 2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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