Overview

• The Conseil national de l’Ordre des médecins formally opposed the Duplomb law, saying doubt is unreasonable on potential health and environmental risks.
• The petition against the Duplomb law topped two million signatures, triggering a non-binding parliamentary debate in September.
• The Constitutional Council is set to rule on the law’s constitutionality on August 7.
• Major farming groups and key ministers back the law’s broader deregulatory measures aimed at boosting agricultural competitiveness and streamlining environmental authorisations.
• Oncology experts Dr Jérôme Barrière and Pr Jacques Robert refused to sign anti-Duplomb petitions, arguing the law’s limited use of acetamipride complies with precautionary conditions and lacks evidence of cancer risk.