June 17, 2026 – 15:10
Providing so-called ’emergency authorisations’ to keep toxic pesticides on the market is a recurrent practice from EU Member States. Belgium recently provided a derogation to Spirotetramat [1], a pesticide for which there is strong scientific evidence of endocrine disruption. According to PAN Europe and Nature et Progrès Belgium, these derogations are not in line with EU law. A formal complaint was submitted yesterday before the Council of State of Belgium.