Several hundred farmers demonstrated this Tuesday morning in front of the Council of State on the initiative of the FNSEA and Young Farmers, to protest against the will of this high administrative court to restrict the areas authorized for the spreading of pesticides.
Gathered at 6 a.m. in front of the Royal Palace, the demonstrators were evacuated by the police around 8 a.m.
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They protested against the decision rendered on July 26 by the Council of State to impose on the government a strengthening within six months of the regulations governing the spreading of pesticides in order to "
better protect the population
".
The high court then responded to the government, which in December 2019 had set the minimum distances between the areas for the spreading of plant protection products and homes: five meters for crops of vegetables and cereals, and ten meters for fruit or wine crops.
Derogations remained possible in the event of public consultation, allowing these respective distances to be reduced to three and five meters.
But the Council of State had called on the government to review its copy, recalling that the National Health Security Agency (Anses) "
recommends a minimum distance of 10 meters between homes and areas where any product classified as carcinogenic is spread, mutagenic or toxic, without distinguishing whether their effects are proven, suspected or only suspected
”.
The Council of State also asked to "
provide protective measures for people working near an area of pesticide use, which the regulations in force do not do
".