Overview

• The commission mixte paritaire approved the compromise text by a 10-4 vote with support from the RN, Les Républicains and Macronist centrists against socialist and Insoumis opposition.
• The text reinstates the neonicotinoid acetamiprid under strict conditions including a three-year “clause de revoyure” and bans on planting pollinator-attractive crops in treated zones.
• Environmental scrutiny is relaxed through recognition of mega-basins as projects of major general interest and raised authorization thresholds for intensive livestock installations.
• A provision to boost government influence over Anses in pesticide authorizations was removed from the compromise during negotiations.
• Farmers, NGOs and scientists have held nationwide protests demanding annulment ahead of votes in the Senate on July 2 and in the National Assembly on July 8.