France’s top court will rule on Thursday whether to approve a controversial law that could bring back a banned pesticide. More than two million people have signed a petition calling for the legislation to be scrapped, while doctors, scientists and environmental groups have raised serious health concerns.
The so-called Duplomb law is named after right-wing Republican senator Laurent Duplomb. It was passed on 8 July without a proper debate, bypassing a deeply divided parliament.
