France: Fishery Products
 
In 2009, France imported 1 million tons of fish and seafood from the world; of which, 38,831 tons, valued at $223 million, came from the United States. The 2010 outlook for France’s consumption of seafood and fishery products, including salmon, surimi, crab, and lobster, is propitious for U.S. imports. Since July 1, 2010, the European Union has placed a ban on U.S. imports of farmed (live and fresh) bivalve molluscks and certain marine invertebrates. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection (DG SANCO) are working to resolve this equivalency issue. 

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