The compensation fund for victims of pesticides implemented

The new compensation fund for victims of occupational diseases linked to pesticides, which aims in particular to better compensate farmers, came into force on Saturday, November 28, under a government decree.

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This text, published on Friday in the Official Journal and entered into force the following day, sets the compensation system and the operating conditions of this fund, the creation of which was voted in the framework of the 2020 Social Security budget.

The new system extends in particular the compensation to professional victims hitherto not covered, such as non-agricultural employees who have retired or children exposed during the prenatal period "

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The expenditure (53 million euros by 2022) will be financed in particular by a gradual increase in the tax on the sales of pesticides and by contributions for work accidents and occupational diseases.

Before the vote on the creation of the device, the Social Affairs Committee of the Assembly considered that it was justified by national solidarity towards the victims but also by the responsibility of the State, which issued and maintained authorizations for marketing of pesticides.

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