Michel-Edouard Leclerc denounced a few days ago a 10% margin imposed on distributors on food that is not produced in France. He “has a consideration of food sovereignty which is quite specific”, believes the Deputy Minister of Commerce, recalling that last year, he sourced products from abroad.
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“The law applies to everyone” And “we don’t make 20,000 laws because there are 20,000 references in Mr. Leclerc’s hypermarkets”reacted Olivia Grégoire, Minister Delegate in charge of Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce, Crafts and Tourism, on franceinfo Monday October 2, a few days after the declarations on franceinfo by Michel-Edouard Leclerc.
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The group’s CEO denounced the fact that“we are forced to take margins on food” by 10% “on products which are absolutely not produced in France or which do not impact agricultural income”referring to the EGalim Law 1 of 2018. “This impacts a third of the French caddy. So that’s my next fight”he also assured.
This “10% margin”, “it serves to protect producers” replied Minister Olivia Grégoire. “Michel-Edouard Leclerc has a consideration of food sovereignty which is quite specific, which is its charm, but which is quite personal“, tackled the minister, recalling that “Last year, he did not hesitate, in a somewhat provocative manner, to point out that he had no problem sourcing products from abroad, as long as it lowered prices. C “It’s true that this type of attitude is very supportive of French producers”she quipped.
“There is a law” and that “prevents specificities from being made on the French market”she recalled.