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| The boycott of
French products is resulting in many emails circulating that may just include
companies with principals who have France names, even though the company is in
the US and may not even have an office in France. With the current global economy, Boycott Watch would like to remind everyone that many companies offer or uses some products, ingredients or parts that are made in France. There is no real way of determining if any of the shareholders of companies may live in France since stocks are openly traded globally. As such, Boycott Watch points out that one may not be able to totally boycott France. Boycott Watch does not advocate boycotts - we verify the information in boycott calls so consumers can decide for themselves what the truth is. To confirm the information circulating in emails and posts on web sites, Boycott Watch has set the following standards to confirm if companies are actually French: 1) If a company in question is based in France, or it's parent company is based in France, then Boycott Watch confirms the company as French. 2) If a company in question is based in France, and it's parent company is based in the USA, then Boycott Watch will not confirm the company as French. (Rule 1 in reverse.) 3) If a company has an office in France, but the office is not the main office, then the company will not be listed as French. This is because many US companies, for example, sell their products in France and therefore may have a sales office in France. 4) If a company sells some items that are from France, but French items are not their primary business, then the company will not be listed as French. For example, a beverage distributor may offer a brand of French bottled water among the many other products, including bottled water from the USA, offered. 5) If a company primarily sells French items as their core business, then the company will be listed as French even though they may be a company in the US. |
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