“There is no law-free zone… (…) a product that is sold in France must respect the rules of French law.”
By once again targeting distributors' European purchasing centers, accused of crushing agricultural prices and incomes, Bruno Le Maire recalled a major rule.
Even negotiated at European level, contracts concerning foodstuffs intended for the French market must comply with EGalim laws on the fair distribution of added value in the food sector.
Just as they must respect the deadline for trade negotiations, scheduled exceptionally this year for January 31 for large food manufacturers.
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Egalim, fairness not always applied
However, this date was not respected by two of these “superpower plants” according to Bercy, who gave them two months to prove that this schedule glitch was not their fault.
Otherwise, they will be fined
“several tens of millions of euros”
.
This figure raises questions about the maximum amount of the fine…
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