In a statement Monsanto said that it had received no notice of any ruling on the sale of Roundup, insisting that there was "no new scientific evidence" that might lead to a ban on its sale.
France's agency for industrial accident victims (Fnath) called for the government to act on the use of pesticides in agriculture, saying that it works with the "victims of these products".
Royal announced last week that from January 2018 phytosanitary products, which are used to control plant diseases, would only be available to amateur gardeners "through an intermediary or a certified vendor".