EDITORIAL. Clearly motivated by health data and the current state of the law, the landmark decision by France's Constitutional Council sends a message to lawmakers: They cannot act without safeguards when it comes to the health of the French people.

A petition against the 'Duplomb Law' has become the second most signed in French history, and the first of its kind on a parliamentary platform. However, its impact will likely…

Constitutional Council says harms to the ecosystem posed by neonicotinoids would violate citizens’ rights