Partial Censorship of the Duplomb Law: “It’s a historic decision and a great message sent to the legislature”
Interview : On Thursday, August 7, the Constitutional Council overturned the most controversial article in the bill, which provided for the reintroduction of a pesticide banned since 2018, in the name of the Environmental Charter, which guarantees the "right to live in a balanced and healthy environment." We discuss the situation with Arnaud Gossement, an environmental lawyer.
Opponents of the Duplomb law rally in front of the Constitutional Council in Paris on August 7, 2025, the day the high court delivered its decision on the controversial text. THOMAS SAMSON/AFP
In its decision of Thursday, August 7, the Constitutional Council censored the most contested article of the Duplomb law , concerning the reintroduction of acetamiprid, a pesticide from the neonicotinoid family banned in France since 2018. The high court, on the other hand, validated the provisions facilitating intensive breeding and the creation of "mega-basins" (with two reservations for this last measure).
A month after the law was passed by Parliament, the opinion of the institution on Rue de Montpensier was eagerly awaited, as the text was the subject of a petition calling for its repeal, which gathered more than 2.1 million signatures on the National Assembly website. On Thursday evening, Emmanuel Ma…
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