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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.

On January 1, 2016, the EU maximum residue limit (MRL) for fosetyl-al for several fruits and vegetables reverted back to the detection level set at 2 mg/kg.

MY 2015/16 EU-28 citrus production is forecast at approximately 10.4 MMT, a decrease of 6.7 percent from the previous campaign, mainly due to the lower citrus productions expected in Spain.

A new EU Regulation on Novel Foods was adopted in November 2015 and published in Official Journal L 327 on December 11, 2015.

This guide provides an overview of export health certificates needed for exporting plants, animals, foods and other animal origin products to the European Union.