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France asks Brussels to examine Algeria’s non-compliance of EU association agreement
France will ask the European Commission to assess whether Algeria is failing to meet commitments under its EU association agreement, amid reports of restrictions on French businesses. The move could lead to the EU considering measures under the agreement, although France has not specified which commitments it believes Algeria has breached.
French officials say the situation for companies is worsening, but Algeria has not formally announced the reported trade restrictions. Diplomats say French imports have faced broad restrictions since July, and shipments of urea to France have been suspended; Algeria accounts for about 30 per cent of French urea imports. France has also not exported wheat to Algeria since July 2024, while an existing EU trade-barrier complaint concerns delays to authorisations for French dairy and food products.
In short
- France is asking the EU to examine Algeria’s compliance with their association agreement.
- Reported restrictions affect French goods, including urea, wheat and dairy.
- Algeria has not formally announced the reported trade measures.