Member States may not derogate from express bans on the marketing and use of seeds treated with plant protection products containing neonicotinoids, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Thursday 19 January (Case C-162/21).
In Belgium, two anti-pesticide associations are challenging six authorisations issued by the Belgian authorities for the use of plant protection products containing clothianidin and thiamethoxam for the treatment of seeds of certain crops, including sugar...