Elected town councillors from the south of France expressed Tuesday their urgent desire to meet with president Boueflika in order to discuss the large losses suffered by the Port of Marseille in the light of the recent provisions contained in the completentary finance law, especially those related to reducing Algeria's import bill through the shoring up of exports and the boosting of the national economy.

• French news web sites reported that the French elected councillors who represent Marseille denied that their purpose to meet Bouteflika is lash out at the complementary finance law, but to discuss the negative repercussions of the law on the trading activities of the port of Marseille.
• In this regard, the mayor of Marseille said; “We appreciate the economic trends taken by the Algerian government; however, we have to recognise that their results are very severe on the activities of the Port of Marseille”.
• The French elected officials try to use the method of propitiation in speaking to the Algerian authorities, relying on the strong relationship which link Algiers with Marseille, in order to win decisions by the highest authorities in Algeria, working on softening the strict measures that were taken by the Algerian government for the protection of the national economy.
• Previously, many officials of the small and medium sized enterprises in France, criticized Algeria’s decision to prevent the importation of  used equipments, as one commented; “For the first time we hear about a state that prevents the import of  used equipment of production”.
• The total profits of the port of Marseille for exporting used equipments to Algeria reached 4% of the total incomes.