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Paris Appeals Court Orders France to Reexamine Pesticide Approvals Within Two Years

The ruling faults outdated state risk assessments, requiring an ANSES timetable within six months.

Le succès en juillet d'une pétition contre la loi Duplomb, signée par plus de 2,1 millions de personnes, avait montré l'hostilité aux pesticides d'une bonne partie de l'opinion publique française.
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Overview

  • Judges formally recognized ecological damage from pesticide use, including harm to human health, and tied remedies to revisiting existing marketing authorizations.
  • The State must update risk evaluations to reflect the latest scientific knowledge, including effects on non‑target species, in line with the EU’s 2009 pesticide regulation.
  • ANSES must prepare a provisional calendar for reexaminations to be sent to the court within six months, with all required reviews to be completed within 24 months.
  • The number of products subject to review remains unspecified, and the government has six months to provide the court with the list of concerned authorizations.
  • Environmental groups behind the ‘Justice pour le vivant’ case welcomed the decision, industry group Phyteis disputed state fault, and the court awarded €3,000 in legal costs to six associations.