FRANCE: Updated of the list of PPPs affected by the minimum safety distance of 20 metres
31 July 2025
Since January 1, 2025, the ban on the use of plant protection products (PPPs) – excluding biocontrol and low-risk products, or products usable in organic farming – applies to all sports facilities and racecourses, in accordance with the Order of January 15, 2021, amending the Order of May 4, 2017 on the marketing and use of PPPs and their adjuvants referred to in Article L. 253-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.
However, pending effective alternative solutions, exemptions have been granted in order to ensure turf quality sufficient for official competitions. The Order of January 10, 2025 established a list of 6 uses for the treatment of grass turf (weed control, diseases, pests) for which PPPs benefit from an exemption and may continue to be used.
The new Order of July 31, 2025 now specifies the sports facilities concerned by the exemption. Only certain categories of grass sport facilities used for football, rugby, tennis, golf and horse racing are covered (see the Order of July 31, 2025 for more details).F
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See also our previous articles:
FRANCE: List of authorised uses for sport equipments
FRANCE: Entry into force of new ban specifications for the use of plant protection products
FRANCE: Specific provisions for the ban extension of plant protection products in 2022
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