Nature 18 v. Prefecture of Cher

Reference :

1704551

Complaint date :

December 22, 2017

Status :

Provisional judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Orléans

Plaintiffs types :

Environmental NGOs

Plaintiffs names :

France Nature Environnement Centre Val de Loire, Nature 18, Sologne Nature Environnement

Defendants :

Prefect of Cher

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

No description

Case nature :

Administrative

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

Other

Requests :

Cancel the refusal of the Prefect of Cher to complement the provisions of the order of 7/24/2017 issued in application of Article 1 of the interministerial order of May 4, 2017 on the placing on the market and use of plant protection products and their adjuvants. Order the Prefect to amend the disputed provisions of the order.

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 Cher of 7/24/2017 and the decision of 10/11/2017 rejecting the appeal are cancelled because the order does not include all the elements of the hydrographic network featured on the 1/25000th maps of the IGN. The Prefect shall amend her order.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The plaintiffs contest the order of 7/24/2017 defining the zones of non-treatment by pesticides taken by the Prefect of Cher on the grounds that it does not include all the water surfaces covered by the ministerial order of May 4, 2017. The hearings take place on 3/10/2020. On April 30, 2020, the administrative judge cancels the disputed order.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.