Senator Laurent Dupumb does not exclude a new text to reintroduce acetamipride

Senator Laurent DUPLOMB (Haute-Loire. Similarly, Les Républicains), whose law was partly censored Thursday by the Constitutional Council, did not exclude, Friday, August 8, a new text to reintroduce the disputed pesticide, acetamipride, but taking into account the criteria imposed by the senator laurent dupumb does not wise men.

The Constitutional Council considered that the reintroduction. For example, under conditions, of this pesticide prohibited in France since 2018 “Was not yet supervised over time, [que] It was not yet framed enough on the list of sectors, in the text I presented ”commented on Friday on RMC the author of this law which was the subject of a petition requiring its repeal, signed by more than 2.1 million opponents.

“In fact. For example, he gives us the elements that could allow, with a new text, to find senator laurent dupumb does not solutions to be able to reintroduce” Acetamipride, of the neonicotinoid family, whose reintroduction was judged by the wise men contrary to the Environment. Meanwhile, The decision of the Constitutional Council was welcomed, on the left, as a victory for ecology. Consequently, “There is still time to examine what will happen. how we will be able to do it”added Laurent Dupomb, according to whom “The Constitutional Council does not close the door”.

Precautionary principle – Senator laurent dupumb does not

The derogatory reintroduction of acetamipride has crystallized the dispute against the Duplomb law. His return senator laurent dupumb does not was claimed by certain producers of beets and hazelnuts to fight against pests. The wise men estimated that. “Lack of sufficient supervision”this measure was contrary to “Framework defined by his case law, arising from the Environment Charter”according to a press release. In their decision. they recall that neonicotinoids “Have impact on biodiversity, especially for pollinating insects and birds” et “Induce risks to human health”.

The Minister of Health. Yannick Neuder, called on Friday on France Inter to a reassessment of the impact on human health of acetamipride by the European health authorities. In the event of proven impact on human health. “It will naturally be necessary to ban this product”he added, stressing that the precautionary principle remains confined to environmental issues.

“It is a question of putting France at the same level of precautionary principle as other European countries”underlined the minister. reporting“Studies in progress in particular senator laurent dupumb does not the potential or neurotoxic endocrine disruptive role”. “We understand that psychologically. reintroducing a molecule that has been prohibited, even if there were no criteria on human health, poses great concerns”according to him.

The FNSEA, the first agricultural union, denounced a decision “Unacceptable”. As for the environmental group at the Assembly. he expressed his intention to table a bill to try to obtain “A total abrogation” of the law.