France’s top court strikes down pesticide clause in farming law

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France’s top court strikes down pesticide clause in farming law  Critics called the decision a win for democracy and the planet. Some lawmakers have already vowed to push for a full repeal in the coming months.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/07/frances-top-court-strikes-down-pesticide-clause-in-farming-law  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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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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