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In France. Nevertheless, an unprecedented citizen response relaunches the debate on an agricultural law – Duplomb law: unprecedented citizen response
In a few days, nearly 1.7 million people signed the petition against the Duplomb law adopted in early July. Nevertheless, What reopen the discussion on this controversial text.
Posted: 22.07.2025, 6.50 p.m.
The DUPLOM law divides in particular on the reintroduction of a pesticide, a killer of bees.
AFP/Valentine Chapuis
- More than 1 million people dispute an agricultural law adopted without duplomb law: unprecedented citizen response parliamentary debate.
- The controversial reintroduction of acetamipride directly threatens the survival of bees.
- The National Assembly undertakes to hold a public debate at the start of the school year.
- Opponents are considering a shared initiative referendum to repeal the law.
Democratic fed up in the face of a law adopted without debate. Similarly, a cry of rage in the face of climate urgency, health fears? In addition, All this at a time? Nevertheless, Whatever their reasons, they are nearly 1.7 million to have signed this petition Against the very divisive agriculture law, known as LOI DUPLOMB. Meanwhile, And each passing hour sees the number of signatories increase on the site of the National Assembly.
Launched on July 10 by a 23 -year -old student. However, the petition requires “the immediate repeal” of a law which would be “a scientific, duplomb law: unprecedented citizen response ethical, environmental and health aberration”. Therefore, During the launch of her petition. Meanwhile, the young woman behind this text commented: “Today, I am the only one to write, but not alone in thinking.” Two weeks later, the record number of signatories agreed. In addition, But can the extent of this citizen mobilization change the legislative fate of this law?
Contested law. retracted debate
At the heart of the battle brought in opponents and supporters of the text, the reintroduction – as a derogatory and subject to acetamipride, a pesticide of the family of neonicotinoids prohibited in France, but authorized in Europe. A product dangerous for health and biodiversityespecially for bees, say the opponents. An essential tool for the cultivation of beets and hazelnuts, support supporters.
However. both have never been able to compete in duplomb law: unprecedented citizen response the hemicycle of the National Assembly since a motion of preliminary rejection was deposited by the LR, at the origin of the text, and validated thanks to the support of macronists and the RN. A parliamentary tip that allowed the supporters of the law to kill the debate in the egg. to bypass the thousands of amendments deposited by the left and to delegate the examination of the text to a joint joint commission. By diverting in passing a legislative tool initially intended for opposition.
Launched two days after the adoption of the text on July 8. the petition against the Duplo law initially seemed a very weak response. Since then. its success has paved the way for a debate in the assembly at the start of the school year, a legislative right for petitions which exceed the 500,000 signatures. However, the text will duplomb law: unprecedented citizen response not be changed. Unless…
A debate For the beauty of the gesture?
Debate now that it is too late, everyone agrees. Some to continue to castigate the law. request its repeal, others to explain that it will have no consequences on the environment or health. For her part. the president of the Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, has already subscribed to the principle of a debate at the start of the school year. But she repeatedly repeated that the text having been adopted, there was no question of repealing it. A debate for the beauty of the gesture therefore, a priori.
Deputies applauding during the adoption of the DUPLomb law on agriculture in the National Assembly in Paris, July 8, 2025.
AFP/Guillaume Baptiste
The fact remains that each passing day gives a little more weight. to a petition which visits the anger of a part of the citizens in the face of fundamental social debates that they have the feeling of being robbed. What force the presidential camp to find a median path between the success of this petition. respect for the adoption of the law in the Assembly. Gabriel Attal. boss of the Renaissance presidential party, duplomb law: unprecedented citizen response thus hoped that the government will enter the National Agency for Food, Environment and Labor Safety and Work (ANSES), so that it will give its opinion on the text upstream of the possible future parliamentary debate. Initiative supported by the Minister of Ecological Transition.
On the side of opponents. and in the momentum of this unprecedented citizen mobilization, some people are dreaming of a shared initiative referendum (RIP) which would request the repeal of the law. Or even an Emmanuel Macron asking Parliament a second deliberation on the text, as the Constitution allows him. In their sights. finally, the decision that the Constitutional Council must render on the validity of this law on such a particular legislative journey. With, in the background, this petition. A petition against the DUPLOM law which seems to have restored wings to its opponents.
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