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Understanding all about the EGAlim Act, at the heart of farmers’ anger
Adopted in 2018, the first part of the law aimed to rebalance trade relations in the agricultural sector. After six years, the farmers believe that the account is not there.
It crystallizes the anger of the farmers. On Wednesday, the two main agricultural unions, FNSEA and Young Farmers, made the demand “Full Respect for EGalim Law”, French farmers should be paid better. Behind this enigmatic acronym, there are actually three laws, adopted successively in 2018, 2021 and 2023. In a few years, these texts have re-designed the nature of commercial relations that connect farmers, distributors and French agri-food producers. . The Figaro Takes stock of the content and application of the three laws “Iglim”.