This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/newsline/426976-eu-ban-pesticides-bees/

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
EU court upholds ban on pesticides threatening bees EU court upholds partial ban on pesticides threatening bees
(35 minutes later)
An EU court upheld on Thursday a partial ban on three insecticides known as neonicotinoids. The General Court of the European Union said that the European Commission had been right to restrict their use to protect bees. The ruling covers three active substances - imidacloprid developed by Bayer CropScience, clothianidin developed by Takeda Chemical Industries and Bayer CropScience as well as Syngenta’s thiamethoxam, Reuters said. However, the court did annul restrictions on the use of another pesticide BASF’s fipronil, because the Commission had not carried out “an adequate assessment” of the impact of its measures. An EU court upheld a partial ban on three insecticides known as neonicotinoids on Thursday. The General Court of the European Union said that the European Commission had been right to restrict their use in order to protect bees. The ruling covers three active substances - imidacloprid developed by Bayer CropScience, clothianidin developed by Takeda Chemical Industries and Bayer CropScience, as well as Syngenta’s thiamethoxam, Reuters said. However, the court did annul restrictions on the use of another pesticide BASF’s fipronil, because the Commission had not carried out “an adequate assessment” of the impact of its measures.