PARIS, Aug 17 (Reuters) - France is setting up a new body to vet the amount of foreign-made components in goods produced on French soil and may introduce a law to ensure firms use more domestic suppliers, Industry Minister Christian Estrosi said.
Speaking on RMC radio, Estrosi said the steps were aimed at supporting "French industrial patriotism" at a time when many big companies in France were "not behaving very well" by using inputs from abroad.
"(In September) I will ...
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