Politics. Petition against the Duplomb Law: Macron awaits the Constitutional Council's opinion before deciding
During the Council of Ministers this Wednesday, the Head of State stated regarding the petition against the Duplomb law that he wanted to "respect institutional time", while calling for a reconciliation of "science" and "fair competition" in environmental matters.
Emmanuel Macron is awaiting the Constitutional Council's decision on the Duplomb law before responding to the petition calling for its repeal.
At the Council of Ministers this Wednesday, the Head of State confirmed that he wanted to "respect institutional time" and therefore that he "will await the conclusions of the Constitutional Council," which is due to rule by August 10, declared government spokesperson Sophie Primas. "He reiterated that our political action, whatever it may be, including on these agricultural issues, must be guided by science and that we must at the same time defend our farmers" to ensure "fair competition," she added. "Anything that puts us out of sync," in relation to the rules in force in other countries, "penalizes us," Emmanuel Macron affirmed, according to her. "He is very attentive to this ridge path," the spokesperson assured.
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Nearly 1.8 million citizens, a record number, have signed a petition on the National Assembly's website against the Duplomb Law, which has been widely criticized for its environmental impact. This could lead to a debate, without a vote, on this law, which has already been adopted by Parliament. However, several left-wing parties and environmental associations are calling on the President of the Republic to demand a "new deliberation" of the text in Parliament , as authorized by the Constitution.
The law passed by Republican Senator Laurent Duplomb on July 8th authorizes, among other things, the conditional reintroduction of acetamiprid, a pesticide banned in France but authorized elsewhere in Europe. This product, toxic to biodiversity and potentially to human health, is being demanded by beet and hazelnut producers, who believe they have no alternative to combat the pests and are subject to unfair competition from foreign producers.
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