The ban on British beef imports has been lifted by French Prime
Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, but British farmers face an uphill
struggle to get their products back on supermarket shelves there.
And they are also keen to ensure that...
British farmers accused France of hypocrisy this week over its ban
on British beef, after a European Union report criticised domestic
French measures to control mad cow disease.
French agriculture minister Jean Glavany indicated that France is
not sure whether it will lift its ban on British beef, despite the
ruling of the European Court of Justice.
France will make sure that it protects consumers as it decides how
to respond to a ruling by the EU's top court that it is breaking EU
law by banning British beef, farm minister Jean Glavany said on
Friday.