France

The notified order, adopted by the French authorities pursuant to Article 54 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, suspends the importation, introduction and placing on the market, whether free of charge or for a consideration, of foodstuffs or animal feed containing residues of the following active substances: glufosinate, mancozeb, thiophanate-methyl, carbendazim and benomyl, given the risks to human health in the event of dietary exposure to those substances.This suspension concerns various fruits, vegetables, cereals, mushrooms and algae, in which residues of the substances concerned may also be present at levels that are a cause for concern.

The notified Order suspends, for a period of one year, the entry and import into France, and the placing on the market in France, whether free of charge or in return for payment, of food supplements containing the plant Garcinia cambogia Desr. and all preparations made from part of this plant. Products already on the market must be withdrawn. It enters into effect on 16 April 2025.

Order of 23 February 2024 suspending the entry and import into France, and the placing on the market in France, whether free of charge or in return for payment, of fresh fruits and vegetables from non-European Union countries that have been treated with a plant protection product containing thiacloprid. NOR: AGRG2405380AOwing to the serious risks to human health that may result from dietary exposure to the active substance thiacloprid, the French authorities are extending, until the entry into force of the new European MRLs on 12 May 2025, the suspension on the entry and import into France, and the placing on the market in France, whether free of charge or in return for payment, of fresh fruits and vegetables from non-European Union countries that have been treated with a plant protection product containing thiacloprid and that may contain quantifiable residues of this substance.https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/FRA/25_02039_00_f.pdf

The notified Order, adopted by the French authorities in accordance with Article 54 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002, suspends the placing on the market of fresh fruit and vegetables exposing consumers to the active substance thiacloprid in view of the serious risks to human health that may result from dietary exposure to the active substance thiacloprid.

Arrêté du 21 février 2022 portant suspension d'introduction, d'importation et de mise sur le marché en France de viandes et produits à base de viande issus d'animaux provenant de pays tiers à l'Union européenne ayant reçu des médicaments antimicrobiens pour favoriser la croissance ou augmenter le rendement NOR: AGRG2204394A (Order of 21 February 2022 suspending the entry and importation into France, and the placing on the market in France, of meat and meat products from animals from non-EU countries that have been treated with antimicrobial medicinal products to promote growth or increase yield (NOR: AGRG2204394A)) Measure: to be completed by the French authorities Order of 26 June 2023 NOR: AGRG2309426A https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/FRA/23_11390_00_f.pdf