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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11890

25 October 2017
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Environment
Parliament calls for complete ban on glyphosate within five years with transitional measures
Brussels, 24/10/2017 (Agence Europe)

The message sent by MEPs to the European Commission on Tuesday 24 October was a very clear one, when they voted by majority to veto the proposal that seeks to renew the glyphosate licence, which is due to expire on 15 December, for a further period of ten years.

MEPs are calling on the Commission to go back to the drawing board and, instead, propose a total ban on glyphosate from 15 December 2022, with a five-year transition period.

The five years’ respite for this active substance in...

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