The president of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, points to the lobby of the main pesticide manufacturers. Phyteis, who works for agrochemical giants, has failed in its "duty of probity", said the Chamber.
The lobby group is accused of having overestimated the job losses that would result from the French ban on exporting certain pesticides outside the European Union. This formal notice is a first in France. The National Assembly and the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life are also expected to vote on this issue in the coming weeks.