France will vote against a five-year extension of the licence for weed-killer glyphosate that the European Commission will propose on Monday, a junior French environment minister has said.
The decision makes renewal more difficult for the product, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has said causes cancer.
Glyphosate is a key ingredient in Monsanto Co's top-selling weed-killer Roundup.
Fourteen out of 28 countries voted in favour of extending the licence when the EU voted on the issue on November 9 with nine against and five abstentions.
Under EU rules, 16 favourable votes are needed as a "qualified majority" for renewal before authorisation expires on December 15.
TRT World'sElena Casas has this story on the issue and how it affects France's winemaking region.
