A. whereas agricultural and forestry production is an economic activity closely bound up with nature and, for that reason, is vulnerable to climatic phenomena such as drought, frost, hail, forest fires and floods; to health risks such as plagues and epidemics; and to pollution such as acid rain and unintentional genetic contamination,
A. considérant que la production agricole et sylvicole est une activité économique étroitement liée à la nature et, par conséquent, exposée aux aléas climatiques (sécheresse, gelées, grêle, incendies, inondations), aux risques sanitaires (fléaux, épizooties) et à la pollution (pluies acides, transferts génétiques involontaires),