MPs and senators reach a compromise on the Duplomb law, with the much-criticized return of a pesticide
By The New Obs with AFP
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The seven deputies and seven senators meeting behind closed doors in the Joint Committee (CMP) in the Senate managed to come up with a compromise version of this text aimed at "removing constraints on practicing the profession of farmer." OLIVIER JUSZCZAK/SIPA
The seven deputies and seven senators meeting behind closed doors in the joint committee in the Senate managed to come up with a compromise version of this text aimed at "removing constraints on the practice of farming," including one measure aimed at the reintroduction of acetamiprid, a pesticide banned in France since 2018.
The bill by Senators Duplomb and Menonville on agriculture , criticized by the left because it authorizes the reintroduction of a banned pesticide, took an important step this Monday, June 30, with the conclusion of an agreement between deputies and senators on the entire text, suggesting its final adoption.
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The seven deputies and seven senators meeting behind closed doors in the joint committee (CMP) in the Senate managed to come up with a compromise version of this text aimed at "removing constraints on the exercise of the profession of farmer" .
Led by Laurent Duplomb (Les Républicains) and Franck Menonville (UDI, centre), the initiative is now close to becoming a reality: a final vote on this joint wording is planned for Wednesday in the Senate and then Tuesday, July 8 in the National Assembly.
The favorable vote of the right-leaning upper house is beyond doubt. The vote of the deputies, on the other hand, is more uncertain, even if the combined votes of the National Rally, the Republicans, and a large part of the Macronist central bloc appear to give a clear majority for the adoption of this text, demanded in particular by the FNSEA, the leading agricultural union. On Monday, in any case, the CMP voted overwhelmingly for the compromise text, with 10 votes in favor—RN, LR, centrists, and Macronists—and 4 opposition votes from the Socialists and Insoumis.
AcetamipridBut opponents of this bill will try to the very end to put pressure on their colleagues, particularly Macronists, who have struggled to hide their divisions in the face of the most irritating measures. Some could even oppose it during the final vote, such as the Renaissance president of the Sustainable Development Committee, Sandrine Le Feur, who believes that the text crosses "several red lines."
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