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Tomatoes, Fresh Or Chilled
France: Immediate EUR 1.65 billion rescue package for French farmers
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On 27 October 2009, French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled the EUR 1.65 billion rescue package for French farmers coping with considerable cutbacks of revenues - not only due to the current economic downturn, but also due to a fundamental strucJapan: State endorsement of private initiative to raise food self-sufficiency
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“Food Action Nippon” is a citizen movement that aims at raising self sufficiency rate in Japan by providing information about agriculture, domestic food, eating habits and food imports.Japan: Review of Food Sanitation Law.
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Japan is currently reviewing its standards and specifications for foods and food additives under its Food Sanitation Law.France: New subsidies for the fruits and vegetables sector.
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The French fruits and vegetables sector is said to face problems of overproduction and international competition. According to Reuters (4 August 2009), prices decreased 17.6 % between June 2008 and June 2009.Switzerland: Proposals to strengthen rules for "Made in Switzerland” designations with implications for local content
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On 25 March 2009, the Federal Council decided to include foodstuffs as part of the legislative amendment project to strengthen protection for “Made in Switzerland” designations and the Swiss Cross (the ‘Swissness’ project).Kazakhstan: Announced 25% devaluation of the national currency.
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In the beginning of February 2009, as an anti-crisis measure, the Kazakh Government announced a 25% devaluation of the national currency (the tenge).United States of America: New food safety requirements
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President Obama is expected shortly to sign into law the "FDA Food Safety Modernization Act" (H.R.2751), a bill that extenIraq: Ban on imported vegetables.
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