Pollinis v. European Commission European Union On 16 February 2023, Pollinis filed an action before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to challenge the extension, for the fifth consecutive year, of the marketing authorisation for boscalid,… See details >>
Alain Hebrard et al. v. Public Prosecutor’s Office France In a judgment of February 10, 2023, the Court of Appeal of Caen condemned the carrot farmers of Créances (Manche) for their possession and illegal use of dichloropropene… See details >>
David Suzuki Foundation et al v. Health Canada et al Canada Four groups are contesting the renewal of the registration of the glyphosate-based herbicide “Mad dog Plus” by the Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s (PMRA)…. See details >>
France: ANSES decides to withdraw the authorization of the main uses of plant protection products containing S-metolachlor February 15, 2023 On Wednesday, February 15, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) announced that it was withdrawing of the main uses* of S-metolachlor-based plant protection products. S-metolachlor is the third most sold herbicide substance in France, after glyphosate and prosulfocarb (BNVD Traceability, 2022). Authorized since 2004, it is used in particular… Read More
Support for the European Commission’s draft (2020) Strategy for Sustainable Chemicals January 27, 2023 In October 2020, the European Commission published a Strategy for Sustainable Chemicals, which aims to reduce human and environmental exposure to hazardous chemicals, while enhancing the competitiveness and innovation of European industry. This strategy, adopted by the European Parliament in July 2020, responds to the “Zero Pollution” ambition of the Green Pact for Europe. The… Read More
EU : The denial of Commissioner Kyriakides about glyphosate January 26, 2023 On 9 January, the European Commissioner for Health, Ms Stella Kyriakides, replied to the letter we had sent her, together with 28 associations, calling for an immediate ban on glyphosate in all member countries. According to her, the “regulatory framework in the EU establishes a comprehensive and rigorous process to examine all available information so… Read More