Brussels, 29/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - "The French public authorities do not have any means to ban imports from the EU Member States, as the decision falls strictly on private operators", French Agriculture Minister Jean Glavany said on Friday in response to criticism from the European Commission, which alleged he had called on the French beef sector to momentarily suspend foreign meat imports (see EUROPE of 27 October, p.11). "France has, since the beginning of the crisis, taken on itself...