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Pesticide Approval Periods Decision Waits Until December After Protest

Ingrid Kittelsen
Policy Reporter, Agriculture and Food Security

Bordeaux: The fight over pesticide approval periods has moved into December, after the European Parliament again postponed a vote on the Commission’s plan to lengthen them. AFP reported on 5 November 2026 that about 100 activists rallied in Brussels the day before, and that lawmakers will not vote before next month. The delay leaves a politically charged part of the Commission’s simplification agenda without a Parliament position.

The Commission wants longer pesticide approval periods, and unlimited approval for some substances, as part of its drive to cut red tape for business. It points to a backlog in approving products. Current rules grant approvals of 10 years, or 15 years for low-risk substances. AFP calls the bill informally Omnibus X, although other groups number the food and feed omnibus differently, so the label needs care.

Member states have already staked out a position. According to AFP, the Council agreed at the end of September 2026 that only low-risk substances should receive unlimited approval. Other substances would receive 15 years for a first approval and 25 years for each renewal. That compromise softens the Commission’s idea of unlimited approval, but it still doubles the length of pesticide approval periods for many active substances.

Campaigners argue that longer pesticide approval periods would weaken the checks that protect health and the environment. A YouGov poll for PAN Europe, run in seven countries with about 1,000 respondents each, found support for phasing pesticides out at 80 percent in Romania, 77 percent in France and 68 percent in Spain. One young activist told AFP there is a risk of completely deregulating pesticides. Supporters of the proposal reply that slow reviews leave farmers without new, safer products.

The timetable matters now. AFP reports that the Environment committee could vote in early December and that a plenary vote could follow in mid-December. Activists plan another protest outside Parliament in Strasbourg on 24 November. Votes have already slipped several times, which suggests that lawmakers remain divided. After Parliament adopts a position, talks with member states will start.

Readers should treat the details on pesticide approval periods with care. They rest on a single wire report, and research did not reach the Commission, Council or Parliament pages. The proposal number, the rapporteur and the exact committee dates are unconfirmed, so any quotation of those items needs a primary source.

The outcome will shape how Europe balances speed and caution. If Parliament backs the Council line, farmers and producers will gain longer certainty, and regulators will gain breathing room in a crowded queue. If lawmakers reject longer pesticide approval periods, the Commission will need another way to clear the backlog without shortening scientific scrutiny.

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