The Walt Disney Company France The Walt Disney Company France The Walt Disney Company France, formerly Buena Vista International France, is one of The Walt Disney Company's international divisions and also European divisions. The Walt Disney Company France is headquartered in Paris, the capital of France. The company owns and operates French versions of Disney Channel, Disney XD, Playhouse Disney, and Disney Cinemagic (which became Disney Cinema in May 2015). Jean-François Camilleri is head of the company. The Walt Disney Company France also produces content as well with other media companies. Gaumont and Buena Vista International formed Gaumont Buena Vista International, their joint venture French
Capital punishment in France Capital punishment in France Capital punishment in France (French: "peine de mort en France") is banned by Article 66-1 of the Constitution of the French Republic, voted as a constitutional amendment by the Congress of the French Parliament on 19 February 2007 and simply stating "No one can be sentenced to the death penalty" (French: "Nul ne peut être condamné à la peine de mort"). The death penalty was already declared illegal on 9 October 1981 when President François Mitterrand signed a law prohibiting the judicial system from using it and commuting the sentences of the six people on death