Bercy has identified 124 contracts between manufacturers and distributors not respecting the Egalim law. Bad practices in trade negotiations were one of the triggers of the farmers' protest movement.
Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire has sent injunctions to force the companies concerned to comply. “They have fifteen days to explain why they did not comply and to comply, failing which manufacturers and Distributors will each incur a fine of up to 5 million euros,” he threatened, promising to make their names public.