Mr Borst said, "The bans introduced in France left no significant mark on the bee mortality statistics." 
As it is acknowledged That there are no reliable bee mortality statistics for France I fail to see how he can make this Claim. 

Bee Mortality and Bee Surveillance in Europe  EFSA
https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/beebase/downloadNews.cfm?id=54
See
1.2.6.6 Section 6: Data management 

specifically 1.2.7.10 France 
“the  active system is not  specifically oriented towards colony losses. Weak central organisation.”

And for the influence of the pesticide lobbies on European legislation.

The European Beekeeping Coordination (EBC) in a pdf 
 European Commission allows corporations to shape the pesticide rules
  http://www.corporateeurope.org/agribusiness/content/2010/11/whose-hands-future-bees

To finish, even COLOS has doubts about the independence of the current system has called on the EU Commission  “to support independent research on bee mortality” 

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