French farmers do not want unfair competition from non-EU countries that have lower environmental standards, and that export crop produced using cheap and dangerous practices and pesticides banned in the EU.
The point is not refuse trade, but to keep negociating to have mirror measures : apply equivalent environmental standards for food that is produced locally and imported.
That is already assured by the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU. Those are non tax based barriers to agricultural goods trade.
It’s the reason selling eggs to Europe is so hard, for instance. Eggs need to be traced to individual chickens, and the veterinarian records of the animal must be filed as well. These requirements are for international trade, benefiting local producers that don’t need to adhere to such stringent rules.
EU has restrictions on products resulting from slave or slave analog labor, deforestation, etc.
I’m not a legal expert by no means, but this seems to me just being afraid of fair competition.
WTF, France?
French farmers do not want unfair competition from non-EU countries that have lower environmental standards, and that export crop produced using cheap and dangerous practices and pesticides banned in the EU.
The point is not refuse trade, but to keep negociating to have mirror measures : apply equivalent environmental standards for food that is produced locally and imported.
That is already assured by the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU. Those are non tax based barriers to agricultural goods trade.
It’s the reason selling eggs to Europe is so hard, for instance. Eggs need to be traced to individual chickens, and the veterinarian records of the animal must be filed as well. These requirements are for international trade, benefiting local producers that don’t need to adhere to such stringent rules.
EU has restrictions on products resulting from slave or slave analog labor, deforestation, etc.
I’m not a legal expert by no means, but this seems to me just being afraid of fair competition.