French MPs Vote Against Imports of Food Produced with Banned Pesticides
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On the occasion of the examination of the agricultural emergency bill, MPs RN, LFI and ecologists have tightened up a provision on pesticides. They want to prohibit any import of products produced with a banned pesticide in Europe, in order to protect French farmers from unfair competition. A provision contrary to European law. Explanations. - Pesticides: Members voted a measure... which is not really possible (Policy).
French MPs Vote Against Imports of Food Produced with Banned Pesticides
French lawmakers from the Rassemblement national (RN), La France Insoumise (LFI), and the Ecologists have voted to ban the import of food produced using pesticides prohibited in France, adopting a significantly tougher version of a government-backed agricultural emergency bill. During a night session in the National Assembly, the three-party bloc pushed through an amendment rewriting an article of the proposed agricultural emergency law. The re…
RN, LFI and environmentalists have rewritten a much stricter article of the Agricultural Emergency Law, but this new wording is contrary to European law.
Despite Annie Genevard's warnings about a scheme that was found to be incompatible with European law, MEPs adopted in the night a muscular rewrite of the agricultural bill, with the joint support of the RN, the Insoumi and the ecologists.
The combined voices of MPs RN, LFI and ecologists have banned in a much stricter way any import of produce with a pesticide prohibited in France. The government has alerted against a wording contrary to European law.
On Wednesday in public session, the deputies of the two extremes jointly voted an amendment to the agricultural law to prohibit any importation of products that have used a plant protection not registered in France. This can deprive our country of part of its food
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