France to vote against glyphosate license renewal
“France will vote against the reauthorization of glyphosate due to the doubts that remain about its dangerousness,” a ministry official said.
The European Commission, the EU executive, has proposed extending approval for glyphosate by 10 years after the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) said in a study in March it should not be classified as a cancer-causing substance.
A vote on whether to renew the license is due on Oct. 4, the French official said. A qualified majority of member states is needed for the renewal to go ahead.
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