Legal Instruments to Support Short Food Supply Chains and Local Food Systems in France

The aim of the study is to identify legal instruments, implemented in France, supporting short food supply chains and, more generally, local systems. research has identified these tools from a variety domains and levels, including national laws, government policies, initiatives, analysed them relation various forms present French territory, which are key components systems, such as direct marketing, producers’ stores, basket urban agriculture, deliveries public catering. Overall, instruments multiple, diverse, mostly innovative, take into account social, environmental, solidarity values, can be good examples follow. Most established at level, being thus an expression new models governance, corresponding values participative economy democracy.