The Constitutional Council censures the provisions authorizing the reintroduction of acetamipride

The Constitutional Council estimated. Furthermore, Thursday, August 7, that the so -called “DUPLOMB” law, aimed at lifting the constraints in the exercise of the farmer’s profession, was adopted in the rules. However. For example, “With regard to the requirements of the Environment Charter”he censored constitutional council censures provisions authorizing the provisions of article 2 authorizing to derogate from the prohibition to use plant protection products containing “Neonicotinoids or other assimilated substances, as well as seeds treated with these products”. For example, Among them. acetamipride, banned in France since 2020, like all the products of this family, because of their deleterious impact on pollinating insects, was to be authorized again for certain crops (sugar beet, hazelnut, etc.).

According to this charter. “The legislator must, when it adopts measures likely to undermine a serious and lasting damage to a balanced and respectful environment of health, ensure that the choices intended to meet the needs of the present do not compromise the capacity of future generations and other peoples to meet their own needs, preserving their freedom of choice in this regard”said the press release.

The Constitutional Council also operated two reservations of interpretation of the provisions “Facilitating constitutional council censures provisions authorizing the establishment of certain water storage works”and validated the other disputed provisions. with the exception of a “Legislative rider”.

Adopted on July 8 in the National Assembly. after a qualified legislative journey as “Chaotic” By certain deputies and marked by the block rejection of the opposition amendments – thanks to a motion of preliminary rejection supported in an unprecedented manner by the defenders of the text -, the Duplomb law then caused a very large mobilization.

First of all on the part of parliamentarians who asked the Constitutional Council constitutional council censures provisions authorizing to decide the question. of the compatibility of the DUPLomb law with certain fundamental principles. But also on the part of civil society: a citizen petition asking for its repeal has collected more than. 2 million signatures. A request relayed by scientists in a rostrum urging the Constitutional Council to censor the Duplo law “In the. name of the precautionary principle”.