81.  Generali chairman Antoine Bernheim said Thursday that he wants to sete uip a partnership with French insurance group Axa, particularly for operating in the Far East.

82.  French industrial group Schneider announced Friday that it had bought British company Westinghouse Systems Limited.

83.  French oil group Elf Aquitaine has signed a three-month contract to buy Iraqi crude oil, a spokesman for the French group announced on Monday.

84.  French group Accor and German automaker Volkswagen have agreed on a restructuring plan for their joint subsidiary Europcar, the latter announced in a communique on Wednesday.

85.  French group Chargeurs announced in mid-afternoon that it was preparing for the BSkyB flotation in London and New York.

86.  French anti-racist groups on Wednesday criticized a government security crackdown, charging that it tarnishes the image of Moslem residents in general and is of limited usefulness.

87.  French group Rhone-Poulenc is hoping to wipe out the termites plaguing Hue.

88.  French packing group CarnaudMetalbox has bought up the small Swiss packagings group BMW Vogel SA for an undisclosed sum, the French group said Monday.

89.  GEC-Alsthom is controlled by the British company General Electric and the French group Alcatel-Alsthom.

90.  He is also allowed to meet certain directors and staff of Alcatel-Alsthom, the second largest French industrial group and a world telecoms leader.