Overview

• The National Assembly approved the law on July 8 by a 316–223 vote, backed by a center-right and far-right majority.
• The text permits the return of acetamipride, banned since 2018, under an open-ended derogation subject to a three-year supervisory council review and annual reassessments.
• It also raises environmental authorization thresholds for livestock buildings and streamlines approvals for irrigation water-storage projects.
• Supporters including the FNSEA and ministers such as Annie Genevard argue the law addresses farmers’ demands for fewer constraints and boosts food sovereignty.
• Left-wing, green and health groups including La France insoumise and Greenpeace are preparing appeals to the Constitutional Council over environmental precaution and non-regression concerns.