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Despite plans to ban glyphosate, its sales in France increase by 10%

Despite France’s campaign against glyphosate and a plan to ban it in a majority of agricultural practices by the end of 2020, the sale of the world’s most commonly used weedkiller in the country soared by 10% in 2018. Furthermore, the…
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France bans flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor as they harm bees

Two pesticides with the same mode of action as neonicotinoids, causing harm to bees, are now prohibited, according to a decree published this Tuesday, December 31, 2019, in the Official Journal. The two substances, flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor,…
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French bans 40 glyphosate-based products

French health and environment agency ANSES said on last Monday it was banning 36 products containing herbicide glyphosate and refusing applications to launch another four glyphosate products due to insufficient data on health risks. The products…
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France becomes first country in Europe to ban five neonicotinoid insecticides

France will take a radical step towards protecting its dwindling bee population on last Saturday by becoming the first country in Europe to ban all five pesticides researchers believe are killing off the insects. The move to ban the five…
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Neonicotinoids: Public consultation on a draft Decree in France

A draft Decree is on public consultation from 14/02 to 15/03/2017. A list of 7 Neonicotinoid active substances that will be banned from 1st September 2018 is given: Acetamiprid, Clothianidin, Dinotefuran*, Imidacloprid, Nitenpyram*, Thiacloprid…