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French MPs Reject ‘Loi Duplomb’, Send Contentious Farm Bill to Joint Committee

Parliament’s motion ends debate on easing farm rules with the reauthorisation of neonicotinoid pesticides pending inter-chamber negotiations.

Overview

  • The National Assembly adopted a motion of rejection by 274 votes to 121, blocking the bill’s immediate examination and referring it to a joint committee.
  • The Senate-approved bill seeks to lift regulatory constraints on farmers and includes the temporary reintroduction of acétamipride, a neonicotinoid banned in France since 2018.
  • Farmers led by the FNSEA parked hundreds of tractors outside the Assemblée nationale to demand swift adoption of measures aimed at boosting agricultural competitiveness.
  • Environmental groups, apiculturists and left-wing parties denounce the pesticide provision and accuse the motion of bypassing parliamentary debate.
  • A commission mixte paritaire of seven deputies and seven senators will negotiate a unified text before any final vote in each chamber.