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Re: Just the usual French attack on US companies said by FBGuy:Why the hell should France not be able to tax what they want to tax? That is a right of any government.
But as signatories to international WTO trade agreements and also to bilateral trade agreements with the US, certain actions are out of bounds. Can they do it anyway, sure. But then they open up themselves to sanctions on trade and import duties against their own companies - like huge import taxes on wines, clothing companies, etc.
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