US EditionFrance Strikes Down Return of Banned Bee-Killing Pesticide
FRANCE, AUG 7 – The Constitutional Council rejected the pesticide clause for failing to protect pollinators and future generations despite government and farming union support.
- France's highest court blocked a key part of the Duplomb law on August 7, 2025, in Paris, preventing the return of a banned pesticide.
- In early July, legislation known as the Duplomb law was approved with backing from the government and farming unions, aiming to relax agricultural regulations and allow the reinstatement of acetamiprid, a pesticide prohibited in France since 2018.
- Opponents including scientists, health experts, and environmental groups strongly opposed the bill citing risks to pollinators, ecosystems, and public health.
- The court ruled the measure violated France's Environmental Charter by failing to protect biodiversity and future generations, striking out the pesticide clause while allowing the rest of the law to stand.
- The ruling reaffirmed constitutional environmental protections, led to calls for full repeal by lawmakers, and was welcomed as a partial victory by unions urging ongoing policy reorientation.
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Bee killer insecticides will not return to the fields. This decision is to protect the environment as a constitutional principle.
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France's top constitutional court rejects return of bee-killing pesticide
France's Constitutional Council on Thursday rejected a controversial pesticide bill that would have allowed the reintroduction of acetamiprid – a chemical banned since 2018 due to its harmful effects on pollinators, ecosystems and human health. The bill drew strong public opposition, including a petition that collected more than 2.1 million signatures.
In France, the Constitutional Council censored Thursday the most contested provision of the Duplomb law, which provided for the reintroduction under conditions of a banned pesticide of the family of neonicotinoids, judged by the Wise contrary to the Charter of the Environment., reaction Elysée ...
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