Brussels, 31/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 28 July, France provided some useful clarifications on the decision of the European Commission asking it to pay back 77 million EUR in expenditure deemed irregular in the arable crops sector (EUROPE 9241). The French Ministry of Agriculture has come out of 10 years of proceedings with its financial correction ending up being "divided by four". The ministry acknowledges that, during the implementation of the reform in the Common Agricultural Policy...