The French subsidiary, in turn, accused Coca-Cola of breaching contracts which, it said, should run until 2001.

At the time she was signed to the French subsidiary of Mercury Records.

He was, until 2006, vice president of the French subsidiary of production company Endemol.

He said the French subsidiary was profitable but declined to give a figure.

Like its parent company, the French subsidiary focuses on private and commercial banking, offering local and international services.

In 1923 its French subsidiary became a semi-autonomous partnership with the parent company.

A French subsidiary which does some development is already up and running in Paris with 12 employees - a German operation will follow.

It will be published by the company's French subsidiary and be aimed at prosperous 30-to-45-year-old readers.

Also in 1892 the company formed a French subsidiary, Thomson Houston International.

The French subsidiary went bankrupt and closed by the end of December 1993.