France announced on Friday that it will ask the European Commission to "examine" Algeria's non-compliance with its EU association agreement. Earlier in July, Algiers imposed a near-blanket ban on French imports, and last month, Algeria suspended urea shipments to France.
A file photo showing a young person pointing towards the ports in Algiers, Algeria, on July 29, 2024. © Fateh Gidoum, APFrance will ask the European Commission to study the conditions of Algeria's non-compliance of its association agreement with the European Union, its foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
Diplomats told Reuters in October that Algiers had imposed a near-blanket ban on French imports in late July and last month were aware of an instruction by Algeria to suspend urea shipments to France.
The EU Association agreement "stipulates the possibility to take appropriate measures for the non-respect of commitments", Pascal Confavreux told a news conference.
"We ask the Commission to examine immediately the conditions for their activation," he added.