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French Constitutional Council ratifies pesticides export ban

The Constitutional Council of France on January 31 ratified the legal veto on the production, storage, circulation and export of products containing active substances that have not been approved by the European Union (EU). The ruling resulted…

French President: glyphosate impossible to be banned within three years

In November 2017, the European Union had renewed the glyphosate approval for 5 years, but Emmanuel Macron had pledged to have it banned in France by 2021. However, despite this commitment, the French president announced yesterday during a…

French parks and public gardens bid adieu to pesticides

As reported by the Associated Press, France's pesticide ban applies to all public parks, gardens and forests including famed Parisian green spaces like Jardin des Tuileries, Bois de Vincennes and Jardin de Luxembourg. For now, pesticides can…