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The "Strawberry Regulation" was approved in December 1998 after repeated incidents that caused significant losses, especially to the Spanish fruit and vegetable sector. The dumping of shipments of Spanish fruit, mainly strawberries, which gave the Regulation its nickname, happened often between 1993 and 1997. There were also frequent blockades of French roads during the various strikes of truck drivers, with those that took place in 1996, 1997 and 1998 being particularly remarkable.
For the same reasons, the Spanish-French Mixed Fruit and Vegetable Committee was set up in 1997. This committee consists of government representatives and French and Spanish producers and its aim was to facilitate dialogue and provide a professional exchange forum. In the opinion of FEPEX, this is now consolidated as an instrument for the joint defence of the fruit and vegetable sector before the EU.
Source: fepex.es
