Conseil du Commerce de France explained

Conseil du Commerce de France French Trade Council
Formation:1945
Type:Voluntary association
Location:40, Boulevard Malesherbes
75008 Paris
Leader Name:Yves Audo
Website:http://www.cdcf.com/
Region:France
Staff:3
Membership:28 (August 2018)

The French Trade Council (Conseil du Commerce de FranceCdCF) is an association of twenty-eight professional federations representing both independent and franchised businesses from all sectors.

Liaison committee

Within the CdCF, trade federations meet to express their views on issues relevant to all sectors of commerce where they pool expertise, identify issues and challenges, and determine plans of action to strengthen French trade.[1]

Trade representation and advocacy

From the broad issues identified by its members, the CdCF advocates for the interests of all trade professionals to the relevant French or European authorities on issues of taxation, employment, training, environment, consumption, competition, security, accessibility, etc. All these topics are dealt with in the CdCF's committees and work groups, which are places of exchange and consultation for the member federations.

Lobbying activity at the National Assembly

The CdCF is registered as a representative of interests before the National Assembly. As such, it declared in 2014 an overall budget of €1,129,000 and indicated that the annual cost related to the direct activities of representing an interest to Parliament were between €20,000 and €30,000.

Information and expertise

On behalf of its members the CdCF monitors legal and regulatory changes.

Presidents

PresidentDate
Jean-Francis Pécresse1971–1981
Jacques Dermagne1981–1999
Baudouin Monnoyeur2000–2003
Guy Laporte2003–2005
Gérard Atlan2005–2016
William G. Koerberlé2016–2022
Yves Audo 2022-

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le CdCF . Conseil du Commerce de France . https://web.archive.org/web/20170328170627/http://www.cdcf.com/page-15-le-cdcf.html . 2017-03-28 . 18 January 2017.