Overview
- Laurent Duplomb and four co-sponsors asked Thursday to insert their revised bill into the emergency agriculture law, a push strongly backed by Senate president Gérard Larcher.
- Larcher sent letters to Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard urging an opening in the bill, saying he sees no remaining constitutional barrier after changes to the text.
- The proposal would allow time‑limited waivers for two banned insecticides — acetamiprid and flupyradiflurone — in four sectors: sugar beet, hazelnut, apple and cherry.
- The authors reworked the bill after a March 26 Conseil d’État opinion said the public-interest goal could justify the measures if lawmakers add tighter limits, including clear durations and references to the state of scientific knowledge.
- The agriculture ministry’s team told TF1 Info it does not plan to include the waivers in the bill as it stands to keep a rapid consensus text for next Wednesday’s cabinet review, with the standalone Senate proposal and possible amendments still on the table after that.