Overview

• The French Parliament is set to vote on a motion to reject a proposed law reintroducing acetamipride, a neonicotinoid banned since 2018.
• Minister of Ecological Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher has strongly opposed the reintroduction, citing risks to environmental progress and future EU bans.
• The proposed law, led by Senator Laurent Duplomb, seeks to reintroduce acetamipride under strict conditions, supported by some agricultural groups but opposed by environmentalists and beekeepers.
• Pannier-Runacher criticized the attempt to bypass parliamentary debate through procedural tactics, labeling it 'inacceptable.'
• France maintains some of the strictest regulations on phytosanitary products, with the minister emphasizing the need for balanced pesticide use to ensure sustainable food production.