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Avian influenza and export
France has been exposed in recent years to a number of sanitary episodes related to the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus from wild birds to farm poultry. Every sanitary measure for the detection, protection and surveillance of national territory for which provision is made in European Union (EU) legislation has been implemented in order to limit the spread of the virus to the maximum extent possible.
19 juin 2023 Info +
DGAL: a government department at the service of the citizen
DGAL is the French general directorate for food. Its main tasks are to supervise the safety and quality of foodstuffs at every stage of the food chain, as well as the health and protection of animals and plants. Furthermore at the EU and international levels, the DGAL promotes France's food and sanitary models. Find out here data and main activities.
14 avril 2023 Info +
Financialisation of agriculture : an analysis of land issues - Analyse n°174
This note analyses the land issues associated with the financialisation of agricultural production.
04 avril 2023 Info +
Performances of dairy farms under geographical indications - Analysis n°173
This note analyzes the performances of dairy farms under geaographical indications on three axes: economic, environmental and animal welfare.
09 mars 2023 Info +
Fishing, aquaculture and the environment - Analyse n°161
This note briefly describes the situation of fisheries and aquaculture in the world, then presents some of their effects on the environment and possible solutions to address them.
11 mars 2022 Info +
“One Health” Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance - Paris, March 7, 2022
The “One Health” (human, animal and ecosystem health) ministerial conference on antimicrobial resistance aims to assess the European Union’s progress on this major public health issue.
05 mars 2022 Info +
Informal Meeting of Agriculture Ministers, 7 and 8 February 2022 in Strasbourg
The informal meeting of the agriculture ministers of the European Union, taking place on 7 and 8 February, will be the occasion to jointly discuss new developments in the agricultural sector, with the European Commissioner for Agriculture, the President of the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee and representatives of European associations.
07 février 2022 Info +
Economic organisations in agricultural sectors and impacts on farmers’ incomes - Analysis n°168
This note analyses the tools of economic organisation, their place in different sectors and their impact on the income of member farmers.
28 octobre 2021 Info +
Agricultural landscape heterogeneity, biodiversity and ecosystem services - Analysis n°163
This note studies the links between the structure of agricultural plots and biodiversity, then briefly presents the French agricultural plot landscape of 2018.
28 octobre 2021 Info +
“In vitro meat”: growing muscle cells for food - Analysis n°164
This note deals with "in vitro meat". It sheds light on the project and its origins, people involved, the technical hurdles and research strategies, as well as the stakes of its marketing.
29 septembre 2021 Info +
An overview of France’s agrifood industries - Edition 2021
First employer in the manufacturing industry, with more than 18,000 companies and 380,000 employees, first industry in terms of turnover, the agri-food industry is a major player in French economy and a vector of competitiveness and attractiveness at national, European and global levels.
01 juin 2021 Info +
An evaluation of the French experimentation of origin labelling for milk and meat used as ingredients - Analysis 142
This note presents the main lessons learned from the evaluation of the experimentation of mandatory origin labelling for milk and meat used as ingredients in processed foods, conducted from January 2017 to December 2018.
18 novembre 2020 Info +
Actif'Agri: the transformation of employment and activities in farming - Analysis 145
This note presents the main lessons from the publication Actif'Agri, published in may 2019. It analyses the recent transformation of employment and activities in french agriculture.
12 novembre 2020 Info +
Vertical farms for vegetables - Analysis n°141
This note, based on concrete examples, presents the actors, technical solutions and obstacles to be overcome for a large scale deployment of vertical farms
06 novembre 2019 Info +
How should you carry out your SPS border control procedures (information systems) ?
There are websites available to importers and their representatives for carrying out the procedures for sanitary and phytosanitary import checks, as well as for finding information on the conditions to be met for goods imports.
14 octobre 2019 Info +
Where are SPS border controls carried out?
Where are SPS border controls carried out?
14 octobre 2019 Info +
Do SPS border control apply to me?
If you import live animals, products of animal origin, animal feed or plants from third countries outside the European Union, then these checks may apply to you.
14 octobre 2019 Info +
Importation of animal products, live animals, animal feed and plants
The border posts responsible for import health controls (imports arriving from countries outside the European Union) operate as part of a department with a nationwide remit directly answerable to DGAL: SIVEP (department of veterinary and phytosanitary border control) the official address of which is: sivep.sdasei.dgal@agriculture.gouv.fr
14 octobre 2019 Info +
