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France has long-established procedures for approved consumer organizations bringing actions to defend general consumer or investor interests, involving injunctive relief, but debate on the introduction of collective damages actions has yet to resolve into reform. Traditional principles oppose an opt-out approach.

This is the submitted version of the following article: DRAKE, H., 2014. France. European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, 51 (1), pp. 103 - 116. which has been published in final form at Wiley Online Library at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2047-8852.2012.00011.x

This study of the education system of France is part of the handbook "The education systems of Europe" which presents an analytical description of the education systems of all European countries, following common guidelines. The study begins with the historical and socio-cultural background of the French educational system which is followed by the description of the organizational and administrative context of the current education system. The next step is the functioning of the current education system, beginning with a structural overview and followed by an analysis of the different levels of the education system, including, as a separate chapter, post-secondary and tertiary education. The country study ends with an analysis of current problems and discussions, and opens perspectives for further development. A diagram illustrating the structural scheme of the French educational system is part of this article. (DIPF/Orig./Kie.).