No local dairy production. French food safety law applies in practice via the France-Monaco customs union, making retail raw milk — legal in France — accessible through French supply chains.
Monaco has no agricultural land or local dairy production. All food, including dairy, is imported — primarily from France — under the France-Monaco customs union. Monaco's Direction de l'Action Sanitaire et Sociale (DASS) oversees food safety, but in practice the Monegasque food environment operates under the same standards as France.
Raw milk is legal for retail sale in France under Article 6 of the Arrêté du 13 juillet 2012, available in shops, vending machines, and directly from farms. This same supply reaches Monaco through the customs union, making retail raw milk effectively accessible in Monaco under the French regulatory framework. There is no independent Monegasque raw milk regulation that restricts this access.
Official government documents and legal resources for Monaco
Monaco's public health and food safety authority. Oversees food safety standards in the Principality, operating in close alignment with French food safety regulations.
View Official Resource →French ministerial order permitting retail sale of raw milk in shops, vending machines, and directly from farms. The effective legal framework for raw milk access in Monaco via the France-Monaco customs union.
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