Pesticides: Two Permanences of NFP MPs Degraded by the Rural Coordination Before the Examination of the Duplomb Law

The agricultural union blames the deputies for having contributed to the 3,500 amendments tabled by the left against the Duplomb law, whose proposal for the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides divides the assembly.

The Duplomb law, currently under debate, is provoking strong reactions among farmers due to sensitive measures concerning the use of pesticides and the controversial management of mega-basins, two particularly tense issues at the heart of agricultural protests.

On the evening of 25 May, members of the Rural Coordination 33 degraded the permanences of Loïc Prud'homme (LFI) and Nicolas Thierry (ecologist), as well as that of the Euro MP Marie Toussaint. The two deputies are opposed to the "Duplomb" law, which provides for "to lift the constraints to the exercise of the occupation of farmer" at the price of environmental setbacks. They filed a complaint this Monday and the Prefecture announced the opening…

The Duplomb Act, designed to reintroduce a number of pesticides into agriculture, the examination of which begins on 26 May in the National Assembly, crystallizes tensions. If the government considers that it will remove barriers, environmentalists and organic farmers see it as a dangerous step backwards.

The Duplomb Act, which was examined by MPs on 26 May, is a concentration of environmental regressions, inspired by agrobusiness. The government relies on the voices of the RN to avoid debate.

With its controversial articles on water storage and the return of pesticides, the National Assembly considered the bill "to simplify the exercise of the profession of farmer" announced eruptive. Its opponents denounce a text designed for the productivist agenda of the FNSEA.