| 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 France – CdCF) is an association of twenty-eight professional federations representing both independent and franchised businesses from all sectors.
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]
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.
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.
On behalf of its members the CdCF monitors legal and regulatory changes.
| President | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Francis Pécresse | 1971–1981 | |
| Jacques Dermagne | 1981–1999 | |
| Baudouin Monnoyeur | 2000–2003 | |
| Guy Laporte | 2003–2005 | |
| Gérard Atlan | 2005–2016 | |
| William G. Koerberlé | 2016–2022 | |
| Yves Audo | 2022- |