Population
67,413,000 (2021)
Official language
French
Currency
Euro
Capital
Paris
Time Zone
UTC+1 (CET); Summer UTC+2 (CEST)
Dialling Code
+33
Area (sq. miles)
247,368
GDP
$3.232 trillion (PPP)
Ministry of Culture (Ministère de la Culture) is in charge of national museums and monuments; promoting and protecting the arts in France and abroad; and managing the national archives and regional ‘maisons de culture’ (culture centres). The Ministry of Culture is also charged with maintaining the French identity.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides aid to professionals for the promotion of literary, artistic, linguistic or scientific knowledge of France abroad.
Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation prepares and implements government policy on the development of higher education, research and technology.
National Library of France holds an organised legal deposit to allow the collection and preservation of books, periodicals, cartographic documents, iconographic documents, audio and multimedia documents, software, videograms, websites, and printed music.
Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research (or Ministry of National Education) is in charge of the definition and implementation of policies in the fields of education, research, innovation, new information, and communication technologies and space. It is also in charge of the financing and coordination of research organisations and bodies.
5.5% for both print and digital books
Yes. The Lang Law (1981) allowed for a maximum 5% discount under varied positions and was extended to ebooks more recently. In 2014 a new law dubbed the ‘Anti-Amazon Law’ was passed which prohibits online booksellers from offering the 5% discount, and limited online distributors to offering a discount on the shipping cost which must not surpass 5% of the order value.
Syndicat National de l’Édition
Bureau International de l’Edition Française
Syndicat des Distributeurs de Loisirs Culturels
Syndicat de la Librairie Française
ALIRE – Association des Librairies Informatisées & utilisatrices de Réseaux
Figures from the 2017/2018 edition: SNE Statistical Report
Summary of the figures of the 2017/2018 edition
Salon du Livre Paris held over 4 days in in March
Burgess Grant translation grant awarded by Institut Français in UK once a year
France Centre National du Livre grant for translators
France Centre National du Livre subsidies for the translation of French works into foreign languages
Useful Articles/Resources
Useful Contacts
Email: contact@britishcouncil.fr
Tel: 01 49 55 73 00
Email: commercialenquiries.paris@fco.gov.uk
Tel: +33 (0) 1 44 51 34 00
Sophie de Bodisco, Food & Drink (T&I), BPFS (I), Retail (I), Sports
Email: debodisco@fco.gov.uk
Hayley Waskett, Retail and Creative Industries
Email: waskett@mobile.trade.gov.uk
Bureau International de l’Edition Française’s directory of French publishers
Editis
France Loisirs
Hatchette Livre
Editions Lefebvre Sarrut
Groupe Madrigall
Média-Participations
Interforum for Editis, Le Seuil and La Martinière
Hachette Distribution for Hachette
Sodis and Union Distribution for Madrigal
MDS for Média-Participations