Overview

• The National Assembly adopted a motion of rejection by 274 votes to 121, blocking the bill’s immediate examination and referring it to a joint committee.
• The Senate-approved bill seeks to lift regulatory constraints on farmers and includes the temporary reintroduction of acétamipride, a neonicotinoid banned in France since 2018.
• Farmers led by the FNSEA parked hundreds of tractors outside the Assemblée nationale to demand swift adoption of measures aimed at boosting agricultural competitiveness.
• Environmental groups, apiculturists and left-wing parties denounce the pesticide provision and accuse the motion of bypassing parliamentary debate.
• A commission mixte paritaire of seven deputies and seven senators will negotiate a unified text before any final vote in each chamber.