date:Apr 30, 2013
avour of a ban - not enough to form a qualified majority. According to EU rules the Commission will now impose a two-year restriction on neonicotinoids.
The Commission says it wants the moratorium to begin no later than 1 July this year.
The UK did not vote in favour of the ban - it argues that the science behind the proposal is inconclusive.
Wild species such as honey bees are said by researchers to be responsible for pollinating around one-third of the world's crop production.
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