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ABSTRACT
France is the third largest producer of fruits and vegetables in Europe, after Italy and Spain. The production was of around 10.3 million tons, excluding potatoes, in 2004, including around 4 million tons of fruits. The transformation of fruits into various sorts of drinks (juices, nectars, fruit-based drinks) appears to be the major transformation mode in France. Annex 1 of the directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 is related to fruit juices and certain similar food products. This annex is presented and explained and its main points are highlighted in this article.
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Pierre BRAT: Research engineer at CIRAO, Montpellier
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Bernard CUQ: Professor at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie, Montpellier
INTRODUCTION
In this dossier, we look at the economic and regulatory aspects of the fruit and vegetable sector.
Two other files [F 6 272] and [F 6 273] deal respectively with fundamental questions relating to the profound changes in this sector, demanded by a rapidly evolving commercial context: the preservation of the original qualities of fruit and, conversely, the loss of their initial structures.
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