Less than a month from the harvest, France decided not to exempt use of dimethoate for the cherry, and to take emergency measures to safeguard domestic production from any competition problems that might result. This encouraged several countries, including Spain, Italy, Poland, Greece and Slovenia, not to grant the exemption in their countries this year. This decision followed on from the decision by ANSES to withdraw market authorisation for dimethoate in February 2016. Hence, in an order dated 22 April, the French Ministry of Agriculture decided that “imports and marketing in France of fresh cherries for food use originating from European Union Member States or third countries where use of phytopharmaceutical products containing the active substance dimethoate is authorised for treating cherry trees, are suspended until 31 December 2016”, although “by exemption, imports or marketing of cherries originating from organic production compliant with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) no. 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 are authorised.” As a reminder, dimethoate is used to manage the midge Drosophila suzukii, which appeared in Europe in 2008 and which severely affects fruit production, particularly the cherry.
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