Lead shot banned in France since 01/07/2006

[corydoras]

FYI

 

All forms of lead shot (fishing and shooting, including clays) became illegal in France since 01/07/2006.

[Guest Ferret1959]

FYI

 

All forms of lead shot (fishing and shooting, including clays) became illegal in France since 01/07/2006.

 

 

Why?

[markp]

Speaking of lead shot was having a mooch around decathlon last night and they sell it in illegal sizes :S

[DavyR]

Why?

 

Probably because shooting seems to a be a lot more popular over there than it is here:

 

http://www.unep-aewa.org/meetings/en/mop/m...op2_11_lead.doc

[corydoras]

Speaking of lead shot was having a mooch around decathlon last night and they sell it in illegal sizes :S

Decathlon in France or UK? Whats an 'illegal size' for shot?

[DavyR]

Whats an 'illegal size' for shot?

 

Anything bigger than a no. 8, IIRC.

[corydoras]

Why?

For the same reasons lead shot is banned here.

[Guest Ferret1959]

For the same reasons lead shot is banned here.

 

Why's that, for the benefit of those that don't know?

[markp]

Decathalon uk at the ikea retail park nottingham its only 2 mins walk away from me differing sizes to english shot from what i remember but there a damn site bigger than a no8 and there never over 1.1oz

[Guest Ferret1959]

Decathalon uk at the ikea retail park nottingham its only 2 mins walk away from me differing sizes to english shot from what i remember but there a damn site bigger than a no8 and there never over 1.1oz

 

 

Being a French outfit I think they will soon have it off the shelves once stocks have been sold.

I understand it's not illegal to sell the shot but illegal to use banned sizes for fishing.