Overview

• The Constitutional Council struck down the acetamiprid reauthorization clause for violating the Environmental Charter’s requirement for sufficient ecological safeguards.
• It upheld other components of the Duplomb law that ease paperwork for large-scale livestock operations and permit construction of agricultural water reservoirs.
• A petition launched by student Eleonore Pattery garnered over two million signatures, triggering the constitutional review of the pesticide provision.
• Scientists and beekeepers have highlighted acetamiprid’s toxicity to pollinators and raised concerns about its potential impacts on biodiversity and human health.
• Major farming unions praised the court’s acceptance of most deregulation measures but cautioned that keeping the pesticide banned could leave growers at a competitive disadvantage.