The LFI deputy declared that the price of the baguette was “regulated”. However, this has not been the case for 35 years.
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“We are on a product which is already regulated (…) currently the prices of the baguette are also framed”, said the deputy La France Insoumise Alexis Corbière, questioned Friday January 25 on Public Senat (35’49). The elected La France insoumise reacted in particular to the controversy aroused by the E. Leclerc Centers by offering a baguette at 0.29 euros. But contrary to what Alexis Corbière asserts, the price of the baguette has been freely set for 35 years.
The National Bakery Confederation (CNBF) explains that bakers have been free to set the prices they want since 1987. It was on this date that Ordinance No. 86-1243 of December 1, 1986 came into force. restaurant total price freedom. Because before that, bakers could not set the price of the baguette anyhow. It was regulated by the state.
In theory, bakers could therefore sell a baguette for 5 euros if they so wish. But in fact, as the CNBF explains, they take into account the competition and set their prices taking into account the cost of making their bread (cost of raw materials, payroll, local charges, etc.). This explains why the average cost of a baguette in France is 0.90 euros according to INSEE.
No way to do anything. Display in bakeries is highly regulated. The baker has an obligation to name his products very precisely, to indicate their weight, but also their price per kilo and per piece. What it must of course correspond to the labeling. He cannot therefore sell a baguette weighing 100 g if he displays that it weighs 250 g, at the risk of being penalized for deception as provided for by the consumer code.