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Health Return to top<br />

Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy Paris:<br />

[http://www.amb-usa.fr/consul/acs/home.htm]<br />

American Hospital in Paris<br />

63, boulevard Victor Hugo<br />

92200 Neuilly sur Seine<br />

Telephone: (+33) 1.46.41.25.25<br />

(24-hour English-speaking medical and dental emergency service; credit cards<br />

accepted.)<br />

Emergency Medical Team and Ambulance (SAMU)<br />

Telephone: 15 or (+33) 1.45.67.50.50<br />

Website: [https://www.american-hospital.org/index.php?L=3]<br />

Local Time, <strong>Business</strong> Hours, and Holidays Return to top<br />

The working days abutting the French holidays and vacation periods are not prime time<br />

for business meetings; this includes the month of August and the several vacation<br />

periods between Christmas and Easter. <strong>Business</strong> hours in France are generally 9:00<br />

AM to 6:00 PM (banking hours 9:00-4:30) Monday through Friday, while stores are<br />

generally open 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday through Saturday. To ensure availability,<br />

advance appointments are recommended.<br />

French Holidays<br />

January 1, 2008 New Year's Day<br />

March 24, 2008 Easter Monday<br />

May 1, 2008 Labor Day / Ascension Day<br />

May 8, 2008 Veterans' Day (WWII)<br />

May 11, 2008 Whit Monday<br />

July 14, 2008 French National Day<br />

August 15, 2008 Assumption Day<br />

November 1, 2008 All Saints' Day<br />

November 11, 2008 Veterans' Day (WWI)<br />

December 25, 2008 Christmas (Noël)<br />

2/15/2008 <strong>Country</strong> Commercial Guide for France 136<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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