Où en est la France dans la sortie du glyphosate ?

Où en est la France dans la sortie du glyphosate ?

La France s'est également engagée en 2018 dans un plan de sortie du glyphosate, visant à « mettre fin aux principaux usages du glyphosate d'ici trois ans au plus tard et d'ici cinq ans pour l'ensemble des usages », tout en précisant que « les agriculteurs ne seraient pas laissés dans une impasse ».

Est-ce que le glyphosate est interdit en France ?

« Alors qu'Emmanuel Macron avait fait, en 2017, la promesse – non tenue – de sortir du glyphosate en France “au plus tard” en trois ans, il a la responsabilité, avec la présidence française tournante de l'Union européenne en janvier, de faire interdire ce pesticide toxique en Europe dès 2023 », estiment-elles.

Why did France ban the sale of Roundup?

• French authorities on Tuesday officially forbid the sale of a form of controversial weed-killer Roundup following a court ruling that regulators failed to take safety concerns into account when clearing the widely used herbicide.

Where were the roundup protests held in France?

• Roundups were conducted in both the northern and southern zones of France, but public outrage was greatest in Paris because of the numbers involved in a concentrated area. The Vel' d'Hiv' was a landmark in the city centre. The Roman Catholic church was among the protesters.

Why was the roundup delayed until after Bastille Day?

• The roundup was delayed until after Bastille Day on 14 July at the request of the French. This national holiday was not celebrated in the occupied zone, and they wished to avoid civil uprisings. Dannecker declared: "The French police, despite a few considerations of pure form, have only to carry out orders!"

What is Roundup and why is it so dangerous?

• Roundup, owned by Germany’s Bayer after its purchase of US agro-giant Monsanto last year, contains glyphosate which environmentalists and other critics have long believed causes cancer.