FRANCE: Public consultation on Ecophyto II+

The French government has started on 20 November 2018 the public consultation on the different lines of action of the Ecophyto II+ plan. The consultation closes on 10 December 2018 (access the consultation).

As a reminder, Ecophyto II+ plan features the actions set in the French action plan of 25 April 2018 on plant protection products (PPP) and on a less pesticide-dependent agriculture, and those in the French action plan of 22 June 2018 for a ban of glyphosate within three years. Ecophyto II+ thereby strengthens the measures taken to reach the goal of 50% reduction in pesticide use in France by 2025.

Main Ecophyto II+ objectives are:

• Speed up the withdrawal of substances of greatest concern, on the one hand, and promote the use of biocontrol products and of ‘natural’ preparations of low concern (denominated Préparations Naturelles Peu Préoccupantes, PNPP), on the other hand.
• Strengthen the measures to avoid population exposure to PPP and to reduce the impact of PPP on the Environment.
• Support research on the risks and effects of PPP use and demonstrate the effectiveness of farming programs with low PPP use.
• Support farmers in this transition with notably (i) financial and technical supports, (ii) the separation of sale and consultancy activities of PPP (French EGalim law of 30 October 2018), and (iii) revise the French tax on diffuse pollution to make it more incentive.

To download:

Press release of 20 November 2018 – Consultation on the Ecophyto II+ plan (in French)

See also our previous articles:

FRANCE: Ecophyto II+, update and improvement of Ecophyto II

FRANCE: New Agriculture and Food law published

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