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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8995

21 July 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 48
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Commission has doubts over legality of French State aid paid between 2001 and 2002 to fruit and vegetable sector

Brussels, 20/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission decided to open an inquiry into the subject of State aid granted by France between 1991 and 2002 in favour of fruit and vegetable producers. The Commission doubts the compatibility of measures financed by France with EU competition rules. Such measures include: price support to contain the surplus supply of French fruit and vegetables on the internal market, support for temporary storage, destruction of products,...

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