Préfet du Val-de-Marne v. Maire d’Alfortville

Reference :

1908841, 19PA03830

Complaint date :

October 1, 2019

Status :

Provisional judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Paris

Plaintiffs types :

Politicians

Plaintiffs names :

Préfecture du Val-de-Marne

Defendants :

Michel Gerchinovitz

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Corinne Lepage

Case nature :

Administrative

Specificities :

Summary proceedings

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Herbicide, Glyphosate, Other

Requests :

Suspension of the order of 10 September 2019 banning pesticides on the territory of the town taken by Michel Gerchinovitz, mayor of Alfortville.

Name of the Court :

Administrative Court of Appeal of Paris, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

February 14, 2020

Decision nature :

Negative

Decision content :

The anti-pesticide order taken by the mayor of Alfortville is suspended by the judge of summary proceedings on 8/11/2019. On February 14, 2020, the Paris Court of Appeal confirms the suspension of the municipal order.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The order banning the use of pesticides on the territory of the municipality issued by the mayor of Alfortville is challenged by the prefect of Val-de-Marne, Raymond Le Deun, on the grounds that this measure does not fall within the remit of a mayor, but of the Minister for Agriculture. The hearings of the Administrative Court of Melun took place on 18 October 2019. The order is suspended by the interim relief judge on 11/8/2019. The mayor of Alfortville appeals. After a hearing on 5 February, the Paris Court of Appeal confirms the decision of the Melun Administrative Court on 14 February 2020.

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