00:00it's a major win for environmental activists france's constitutional council where i'm
00:12currently standing struck down one of the most controversial articles of the dupland agricultural
00:18law blocking the return of a pesticide widely known as the bee killer in a decision handed down
00:24on thursday evening the council ruled that allowing exemptions to use the pesticide like acetimoprid
00:32for example would violate france's charter of the environment including the right to live in
00:38healthy surroundings acetimoprid was already banned in france back in 2018 but it is still legal in
00:46certain eu countries its comeback has been widely requested by certain beets and hazelnut farmers
00:53citing crop risks but public backlash has been absolutely overwhelming these past few weeks
01:01a petition to repeal the law drew a record 2.1 million signatures and while much of this agricultural
01:09dupland law still stands thursday's ruling draws a clear divide between the french public and the
01:16the country's lawmakers
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