Overview

• On June 30, a 14-member joint committee approved a compromise version of the Duplomb bill, largely preserving its core deregulatory provisions.
• The compromise keeps the derogatory reauthorization of the neonicotinoid acetamipride under strict conditions, including a three-year review clause, and raises environmental authorization thresholds for livestock buildings.
• It also streamlines water storage measures by simplifying approval for agricultural reservoirs and expands capacity for intensive livestock facilities.
• Final votes are scheduled for July 2 in the Senate and July 8 in the National Assembly, as Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard supports the revised text and Ecology Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher deems the pesticide reauthorization counterproductive.
• Farmers, NGOs and scientists remain mobilized across France and have pledged to seek legal action if the law is promulgated.