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France is the third largest industrial hemp producer in the world and the top producer in Europe. The French hemp production and processing industry is heavily regulated with national and European Union laws and regulations.

On April 28, 2015, the European Parliament approved the reform of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), which includes a 7 percent cap on food crop based biofuels for the transport sector.

This report provides an overview of the priorities and work plans for 2016 of the different EU institutions (European Commission, Council of the European Union, European Parliament).

For the first time in ten years, sales in the Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional (HRI) sector in France decreased by 0.3 percent with estimated sales at $106.10 billion.

France is a member of the European Union (EU) and generally follows EU directives and regulations, including those relating to the importation of food products.