Paris Île-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Paris Île-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry (French: Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de région Paris - Île-de-France) is a French chamber of commerce that supports businesses in Paris and the Île-de-France, created on 1 January 2013 through a merger of several smaller chambers of commerce.

Over the entire territory which includes Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne and Val- d'Oise, the Chamber of Region's services aim to represent companies to promote their growth, to train men and women for the challenges of tomorrow, to develop business projects and to provide them with conference facilities. and leading salons to accelerate their business.

The Paris Chamber of Commerce (Chambre de commerce de Paris) was created on 25 February 1803 by the Consulate. It succeeded the Council of Commerce, Arts and Manufactures of the Seine (Conseil de Commerce, Arts et Manufactures de la Seine), created in 1801 as a successor to the six Corps des Marchands de Paris which provided some of the functions of the Chamber of Commerce under the Ancien Régime before the French Revolution. In 1970 it became the Paris Chamber of Commerce of Industry (Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Paris, CCIP). In 1966, in addition to the Department of the Seine, the constituency of the CCIP was extended to cover the Departments of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. The Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de région Paris - Île-de-France was created on 1 January 2013, combining eight chambers of commerce of the area in and around Paris. The merger brought together six departmental CCI (Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val d'Oise, Yvelines Versailles) and the two territorial CCI (Seine-et -Marne and Essonne).

Mission

According to their website, the Chamber's mission is to: "stimulate and support creative energy, innovation and all projects that generate economic growth and jobs for the Paris territory". What is more, they also "encourage entrepreneurship by accelerating entrepreneurial dynamics and offering tailor-made services that advance business creation".

Vision

The Paris Chamber has a vision of "supporting the development of projects on a daily basis, training the talents of tomorrow, enlightening the public debate to create an economic environment conducive to the development of business activities". 

In 2019, the Congress and exhibition activity generated more than €6 billion in economic benefits and 100,000 jobs for the Paris region. And the companies covered achieved €22.6 billion in turnover at the Ile-de-France fairs. 

Each year, 39,000 students, including 16,000 apprentices, and more than 30,000 adults in continuing education, place their trust in the Paris Chamber by training by joining their schools.