French court rejects Syngenta pesticide ban appeal

A French court has rejected an attempt by Syngenta to suspend a decision by the Ministry of Agriculture to ban a pesticide alleged to be harmful to bees, according to Agra Europe's sister publication Agrow. The Versailles Administrative Court ruled to uphold the ban on Cruiser OSR, a neonicotinoid fertiliser used on rapeseed.

Source: Agra-net. com, 7 August 2012
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