00:00To ma major win.
00:08Fornwyrmental activists.
00:10France's Constitutional Council,
00:11where I'm currently standing,
00:13struck down one of the most controversial articles
00:16of the Dupland Agricultural Law,
00:18blocking the return of a pesticide,
00:20widely known as the Bee Killer.
00:23In a decision handed down on Thursday evening,
00:26the Council ruled that allowing exemptions
00:28to use the pesticide like acetimoprid, for example,
00:33would violate France's Charter of the Environment,
00:36including the right to live in healthy surroundings.
00:39Acetimoprid was already banned in France back in 2018,
00:43but it is still legal in certain EU countries.
00:48Its comeback has been widely requested
00:50by certain beet and hazelnut farmers,
00:53citing crop risks.
00:55But public backlash has been absolutely overwhelming
00:59these past few weeks.
01:00A petition to repeal the law drew a record 2.1 million signatures.
01:06And while much of this agricultural Dupland law still stands,
01:10Thursday's ruling draws a clear divide
01:13between the French public and the country's lawmakers.
01:17Thank you.
01:19Thank you.
01:20Thank you.
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