The European Commission has proposed extending the license for weed-killer glyphosate by five years after its initial plan for a 10-year approval did not secure sufficient support.
EU countries failed on Wednesday [October 25] to vote on a license extension, for the second time this month, delaying a decision that needs to be taken before the end of the year on the widely used herbicide that critics say could cause cancer.
The Commission said in a statement that it had now submitted to EU countries its proposal for a five-year approval, with a vote now expected at the next sitting of the relevant committee on November 9.
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[Separate Reuters story:] France will not accept a five-year extension to the license for weed-killer glyphosate as proposed by the European Commission on Friday [October 27], said an official in the French Prime Minister’s office.
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