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Paul Myers

Petition for repeal of new French farming law passes 1 million signatures

Beekeepers say that the pesticide acetamiprid, which would be used again under new farming laws following a seven-year ban, is harmful to bees and other pollinators. AFP - CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT

A petition against new rules allowing farmers to use a banned pesticide had gained more than 1 million signatures by Sunday night, less than two weeks after it was launched.

La Loi Duplomb – named after one of its advocates Laurent Duplomb – was passed in the French parliament on 8 July.

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