Question 25602 — agri-food

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Ms. Jacqueline Dubois draws the attention of the Minister of Agriculture and Food to the need for harmonization of “organic” labels across the European Union. If products labeled “organic” are enjoying growing success with consumers and communities alike, the specifications for labeling these agricultural products are different from one country to another within the European Union. Farmers French people concerned about fairness in production processes in Europe sometimes feel penalized because they comply, in France, with requirements that are not always found in the regulations of neighboring countries. They thus regularly argue that foreign productions can benefit from the “organic product” label while, produced in France, they can only be described as “conventional”. They emphasize that consumers do not have information concerning the different specifications for organic farming depending on the country of production which allow them to benefit from such labels, and are unaware of their great diversity from one country to another. Good information for consumers and farmers alike on these subjects is of great importance for the necessary transformation of agriculture and the defense of agriculture. French. Consequently, she asks whether information on “organic” labels in Europe and around the world could be provided and whether France has engaged with its European partners in a strategy to harmonize these production processes for a label subject to common requirements.

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