The National Union of French Beekeeping has expressed strong outrage following the Senate's…

The National Union of French Beekeeping has expressed strong outrage following the Senate's decision on July 3 to reintroduce acetamiprid and flupyradifurone in the emergency agricultural law. This move comes after a previous attempt at reauthorization was blocked by the Constitutional Council in 2025. The union firmly condemns this persistence, which threatens the future of French beekeeping, represents a significant environmental setback, and contradicts France's commitments since the ban on neonicotinoids in 2016. The union anticipates that during the mixed parliamentary commission on July 16, lawmakers will reject this proposal. Christian Pons, president of UNAF and beekeeper in Hérault, warns that reintroducing these substances would be a "ticking time bomb for pollinators and public health."