Overview

• The anti-pesticide petition, started by student Eléonore Pattery, has exceeded 1.3 million signatures.
• Parliament approved reinstatement of Acetamiprid on July 8, reversing a 2018 French ban despite its ongoing EU approval.
• Petition rules have been used for the first time to force a National Assembly debate after passing the 500,000-signature threshold.
• Green party deputies and environmental groups supported by actors are calling for the law’s withdrawal while conservative lawmakers denounce the petition as alarmist.
• The Constitutional Council is reviewing the legislation until August 10 as the Assembly plans a post-summer session debate.