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By passing the Duplomb law without debate in the Assembly, the government believed it had won a tactical battle against opposition obstruction. The Constitutional Council's censure will leave its mark. But the process... Editorial by Frédéric Michel, editor-in-chief of Le Parisien - Aujourd'hui en France.
By Frédéric MichelThe decision came down, as abrupt as a backlash. And so predictable at that... The Constitutional Council ruled in the name of the precautionary principle and deemed the reintroduction of acetamiprid, a controversial pesticide, contrary to the Environmental Charter. While the censorship of the most controversial provision of the Duplomb Law temporarily closes the matter, the debate remains open.
Everyone can still wonder whether it was better to listen to the farmers calling for the return of a neonicotinoid insecticide banned in France since 2018, or rather to the scientists and other environmental defenders convinced of the dangers of the same product . It's a controversy that stings, excites, and inflames minds. A discussion where all points of view can be heard, which fractures society behind a new reality: it is no longer necessary to have complete scientific certainty to put in place restrictive measures.
Le Parisien
