[Automatic translation follows] Notaries in France are lawyers with a public authority mission who prepare contracts in authentic form on behalf of their clients. They exercise their functions in a liberal framework and assume their public service mission throughout the territory. They contribute to the economic life of the country. The only body of the profession authorized to speak on behalf of all notaries in France, the Higher Council of Notaries is a public utility institution. It is based on a plan defined by the Ordinance of November 2, 1945 and the decree of December 19, 1945. It represents the …

Sectors: Legal Services

[Automatic translation follows] INSEE collects, produces, analyses and disseminates information on the French economy and society The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) collects information and produces statistics on the French economy, population and society. It conducts the population census every year and makes all its data available to the public free of charge. INSEE publishes studies and conducts surveys of households and businesses. It is also responsible for managing major registers: Sirene (used for identifying businesses), the National Register of Identification of Natural Persons and the General Elector File. Economic and Social Statistics, Population Census, and National …

Sectors: Polling institute

[Automatic translation follows] First French legal think tank. A lively and particularly changing subject, law is omnipresent in political, economic and social debate. Created in 2007, the Club des juristes is an independent place for debates and legal proposals. It brings together professionals from diverse backgrounds around the law. Magistrates, lawyers, notaries, professors and business representatives, together lead a prospective reflection on the most salient legal problems. First French legal think tank, the Club des juristes was formed around two major objectives: - Encourage legal debate and innovate - Strengthen the place of law in public debate and improve the …

Sectors: NGO, Think Tank

[Automatic translation follows] Space for reflection and proposals for the notarial profession for 130 years. ASSOCIATION CONGRESS OF NOTARIES OF FRANCE, A NOTARIAL BODY AT THE SERVICE OF THE GENERAL INTEREST An institution whose purpose is to produce an annual legal reflection of general interest resulting from notarial practice, in daily contact with citizens. Each year, the concrete results of this research work are delivered to society in several forms: • A substantial, widely distributed work, which takes stock of the law applicable to the chosen theme, considered a mine of legal information on societal themes. • A series of …

Sectors: NGO, Think Tank Research

[Automatic translation follows] Official Account of the National Council of Clerks of Commercial Courts Since Law No. 90-1259 of December 31, 1990 codified in Article L.741-2 of the French Commercial Code, the profession of clerk of a commercial court has been represented before the public authorities by the National Council of Clerks of Commercial Courts, which has legal personality and is responsible for ensuring the defense of its collective interests. In the jurisdiction of each court of appeal, the clerks of the commercial courts elect a member of the National Council when their number in this court exceeds five members. …

Sectors: Law Practice Legal Services