An so -called unknown college student – and who wants to continue – mobilized half a million French against loi duplomb, a controversial agricultural diploma that raises environmental concerns. Its petition should be debated in the French Parliament in the fall.
One launched by a 23 -year -old student to revoke a new agricultural law gathered More than 549,000 signaturessurpassing the threshold to be debated in the French Parliament – for the first time in the recent history of France.
Earlier this month, the French Parliament approved the so -called “LOI DUPLOMB“, Law thus named after the name of one of its proponents – who say it will Ensfuction of farmers’ lives.
The bill provides for a reduction of certain bureaucratic procedures, but also allows the acetamiprid use, an insecticide which has been prohibited in France since 2018.
The text of the bill is Supported by the Government And also for the flyer -flyer lobbies and Jeunes Agriculteurs, while the Union of Farmers and Green and Left Parties are opposed to him.
The petition, launched by Eleonore Pattery – a hitherto unknown university student, from Bordeums, who expresses concerns about environmental issues – appeals to the revocation of the text, arguing that it is “A scientific aberrationethics, environmental and health ”.
Not Saturday, The number of signatures exceeded 500,000 – threshold beyond which leaders of parliamentary groups or parliamentary commissions can propose to organize a parliamentary debate on the subject.
Aurélie foundthe chairman of the Commission of Economic Affairs of the National Assembly, of the French Left Party, has already said that he will submit this proposal in the fall.
“This is the first time this has been happening in the history of the National Assembly,” Trouvé said by phone without hiding his enthusiasm.
But for the debate to happen, the proposal has first to obtain the approval of the National Assembly Presidents Conferencea body that brings together key legislators including the leaders of permanent parliamentary commissions as Trouvé, who will meet in September.
“I hope we get this debate“, He said, warning that ignoring the petition would be a“democratic denial“.
Although the text cannot be revoked during the parliamentary debate, the success of the petition It’s a blow to the government and for the lobbies of farmers who defended the measure at symbolic level.
The Constitutional Council of France is also analyzing the text and can censor parts of it if the Council considers that they are contrary to the Constitution.
The author of the petition, despite its success, intends to stay away From the stage of discussions – and asks that above all leave your family quiet.
“I ask that Don’t contact my family, my friendsmy workplace, my school establishments, my sports club, or any other personal or professional circle of mine, ”says Eleonore Pattery in his profile on LinkedIn.
“I don’t want to communicate publicly right now. If they seek to understand the background of this mobilization, start by giving the word to those who are competent: scientists, jurists in environmental law, the NGOfarmers, teachers, health experts or signatory citizens who are against this law, and sometimes against the very functioning of our democratic system, ”he adds.
“I am no longer indispensable for this debate: public opinion, the voices that get up all over the country, and beyond it, already represent me very well. Thank you for respecting this position, ”concludes Eleonore.
