Petition against Duplomb law reaches two million signatures

The petition against the Duplomb law has surpassed two million signatures on the National Assembly website on Monday, July 28, 2025.

It reached 500,000 signatures last weekend, a number never seen before on the Palais Bourbon gate, a threshold that opens the way to the organization of a debate in the chamber which will not, however, allow, alone, to review the provisions already adopted.

However, pressure is increasing even more on the government, which is being urged by the left, NGOs and now a significant part of public opinion to repeal the text.

“Collective intelligence exists and it will triumph”

A Cluster17 poll for Génération Ecologie, published in La Tribune Dimanche , confirms this feeling of distrust: 61% of those questioned say they are against this law , including 46% who are "very against it." Moreover, 64% hope that Emmanuel Macron will not promulgate the text and that he will submit it for further deliberation in Parliament.

The petition by 23-year-old student Eleonore Pattery has been widely shared on social media by NGOs, political groups, and personalities such as actor Pierre Niney, musician Julien Doré, and influencer EnjoyPhoenix.

She is calling for the "immediate" repeal of the law, "a democratic review of the conditions under which it was adopted" while there has been no real debate in the chamber, and a "citizen consultation of stakeholders in health, agriculture, ecology and law" on the issues raised.

The success of her petition "proves that collective intelligence exists - and that it will triumph, sooner or later," the student commented on LinkedIn on Wednesday.

In addition to measures on water retention and environmental authorization thresholds for livestock buildings, the "Duplomb-Menonville" law, named after the right-wing and center-wing senators who introduced it, has attracted criticism due to a measure for the conditional reintroduction of a pesticide, acetamiprid, banned in France since 2018 but authorized in Europe.

Its use is demanded by beet and hazelnut producers, who believe they have no alternative against pests and suffer unfair competition from their European competitors.

On the other hand, beekeepers warn of "a bee killer ." Its effects on humans are also a source of concern, even if the risks remain uncertain due to a lack of large-scale studies.

The text, finally adopted by Parliament after a very turbulent legislative process, now awaits the decision of the Constitutional Council, which will deliver its "a priori" decision on August 7 and could censor all or part of the law.

Only then will Emmanuel Macron be able to decide whether to promulgate the text or request a second deliberation in Parliament, demanded in particular by the left.