A decision will soon have to be taken regarding the renewal of approval of glyphosate at the European Union (EU) level; this pesticidal active substance, however, is more controversial than ever. This article critically assesses various strategies pursued by EU Member States and regional authorities which challenge the EU approach to glyphosate and aim to safeguard their higher levels of public health and environmental protection. It reflects on the prospects of success of these strategies, and their compatibility with EU law. The analysis includes the action for the annulment of glyphosate's 2017 reapproval brought by the Brussels-Capital Region, the Austrian attempt to enact a blanket ban on glyphosate-based pesticidal formulations, and the more sophisticated strategies pursued by Luxembourg and France. The article concludes that the French strategy is effective in risk regulation terms, and compatible with EU law. Nonetheless, adopting the French approach may prove rather difficult for other Member States, as a result of both structural-regulatory and practical constraints. Rather, an EU-wide strategy on glyphosate is urgently needed.

欧盟 (EU) 层面将很快就草甘膦的更新批准做出决定；然而，这种杀虫活性物质比以往任何时候都更具争议性。本文批判性地评估了欧盟成员国和地区当局采取的各种战略，这些战略挑战了欧盟对草甘膦的处理方式，旨在维护其更高水平的公共卫生和环境保护。它反映了这些战略的成功前景，以及它们与欧盟法律的兼容性。分析包括布鲁塞尔首都地区提出的废除草甘膦 2017 年重新批准的行动、奥地利试图全面禁止基于草甘膦的杀虫剂制剂，以及卢森堡和法国采取的更复杂的战略。文章得出结论认为，法国的战略在风险监管方面是有效的，并且与欧盟法律兼容。尽管如此，由于结构监管和实际限制，采用法国的方法对其他成员国来说可能相当困难。相反，迫切需要一项欧盟范围内的草甘膦战略。