You'll find the French law system differs greatly from that which we are accustomed to in North America. For instance, in litigation, there are no juries at Civil hearings and large-scale punitive damages are never awarded. In addition, class actions do not exist in the French legal system or courts. 

You'll see that even Commercial Leases are highly regulated and, standardized by statute to a considerable degree. For example, there is a statutory right of renewal for the sitting tenant, and French law provides for the method and timing of rental index linkage. 

The French Civil Code and the French Commercial Code, as their names would suggest, set out the current applicable French statutory provisions for Corporate Law in a codified form. These statutes change constantly both in form and interpretation. so it is important the most recent edition of the current year's codes be consulted in any undertaking. 

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