Question 8170 — breeding

Summary

Mr. Léo Walter draws the attention of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty to the legal use of plants and preparations of low concern (as defined by article L. 253-1 of the rural code, modified by article 50 of the law on the future of agriculture) in the field of animal health. To date, regulations prohibit breeders from the therapeutic use of non-dangerous plants and natural products. These professionals therefore find themselves in a situation of technical impasse, in both conventional and organic agriculture. However, this situation is in contradiction with the demand from public authorities to reduce the use of synthetic pesticides. Thus, breeders who commonly use plants and non-dangerous natural products for the care of their animals, such as organic acids (namely beekeeping) and other mineral or animal products, operate illegally within the meaning of European Regulation 2019/6. The second self-referral from ANSES attests to this and also concludes that there is a need to create a positive list of plants and natural products authorized for animal health, a list already proposed in France by the ITAB. It therefore appears urgent to respond to recital no. 12 of European Regulation 2019/6 and to propose a list positive of natural and low-concern plants and products authorized for the treatment of animals in order to: allow breeders to continue to care for their animals calmly by ceasing to continually have to arbitrate between the health of their animals and the legality of their therapeutic practices; allow development structures and technical institutes to continue their work of technical monitoring, experimentation, support and communication with operators; allow all livestock sectors to lead the ecological bifurcation without entering into illegality. The MP draws the attention of the Minister to the consideration of this request resulting from a motion adopted by the Chamber of Agriculture of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence on March 16, 2023, on behalf of all farmers in the department. A similar motion has has also been adopted in other territories encountering the same problems (for example the similar motion adopted by the Lozère Chamber of Agriculture on November 18, 2022). He asks her for her position on this subject.

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