"We are employing all means, including institutional and voting at the European level, to ensure that (the) Mercosur (deal) is not adopted in its current form," Antoine Armand told SudRadio.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Michel Barnier had already told EU chief Ursula von der Leyen that "this deal is unacceptable for France" as discussions about its ratification progressed.
Chief opponent France is still trying to stop it in its tracks - with angry farmers staging fresh protests on Wednesday in both Paris and Brussels against an accord they fear would flood the European bloc with cheaper agricultural goods.
The blockbuster trade pact between the 27-country EU and the Mercosur nations has been 25 years in the making, yet some EU states blocked its ratification over environmental concerns.
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