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Agir Pour l鈥橢nvironnement the government decree was a 鈥渇arce in bad taste鈥�. , it said: 鈥淥ver the course of a consultation that has apparently seen 50,000 contributions, the government has taken no account of citizen action.鈥�

It is calling for the courts to 鈥渃ancel this regulation鈥�, as it does not go far enough.

On December 20 this year in the Journal Officiel, the ecology ministry announced that from January 1, 2020, buffer zones would be required between any crop pesticide spreading, and homes or business buildings inhabited by humans.

This buffer will range from five metres for 鈥渓ow鈥� pesticide plants, such as vegetables and cereal grains; 10 metres for 鈥渉igh鈥� plants such as fruit or vines; and up to 20 metres for 鈥渢he most dangerous鈥� pesticides and herbicides.

The decree is set to apply to all crops sown after January 1, 2020; and from July 1, 2020 for any crops already sown after this date - except in the case of the 鈥渕ost dangerous鈥� chemicals.

Just 0.3% of substances used in France are estimated to fall under the 鈥渕ost dangerous鈥� category. Controversial herbicide glyphosate, which has been linked to cancer and has been the subject of several contested mayoral pesticide bans, does not fall into this category, according to the government鈥檚 鈥渙fficial鈥� list.

The government鈥檚 announcement forms part of President Macron鈥檚 plans to "move towards greater management of pesticide spreading zones" due to "the consequences on public health", but critics have said the regulation does not go far enough.

As of September this year, more than 60 mayoral pesticide bans remain in place, as local leaders seek to take action on the controversial chemicals. This includes the high-profile case of mayor Daniel Cueff, of Langou毛t (Ille-et-Villaine, Brittany), who banned pesticides within 150 metres of buildings, but whose decree was later overturned in court.

So far, the State has challenged many mayors on their bans, and said it is 鈥渘ot for mayors鈥� to make these kinds of decisions.