FNE Centre Val de Loire et al v. Prefect of Loir-et-Cher Reference : 1800035 Complaint date : January 5, 2018 Status : Final judgment Place of jurisdiction : France, Orléans Plaintiffs types : Environmental NGOs Plaintiffs names : France Nature Environnement Centre Val de Loire, Sologne Nature Environnement Defendants : Prefect of Loir-et-Cher Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice : No description Case nature : Administrative Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Other Requests : Cancellation of the order of 21 July 2017 issued by the Prefect of Loir-et-Cher pursuant to Article 1 of the Interministerial Order of 4 May 2017 on the placing on the market and use of plant protection products and their adjuvants. Name of the Court : Administrative Court of Orléans, France Jurisdiction level : Decision date : April 30, 2020 Decision nature : Positive Decision content : The order of the Prefect of Loir-et-Cher of 7/21/2017 and the decision of 11/10/2017 rejecting the appeal are cancelled because it does not include all the elements of the hydrographic network shown on the 1/25000th maps of the IGN. The prefect must amend his order. Legal basis : Court Ruling : Link to the ruling Summary : Plaintiffs challenge the prefectoral order of July 21, 2017 defining the areas of non-treatment by pesticides filed by the Prefect of Loir-et-Cher on the grounds that it does not include all the elements of the hydrographic network shown on the 1/25,000th maps of the National Geographic Institute. The hearing takes place on 3/10/2020. On April 30, 2020, the administrative judge cancels the prefectoral order. Scientific references : No scientifice reference for this case. Related links : Pesticides dans les cours d’eau : la situation s’aggrave Pesticides : l'alerte sur nos cours d'eau