Stichting Natuur en Milieu et al. V. European Commission Stichting Natuur en Milieu et al. V. European Commission Case nature : EU court Plaintiffs types : Environmental NGOs Defendants : European Commission Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : All Complaint date : August 11, 2008 Place of jurisdiction : Luxembourg, Luxembourg Summary : On June 14, 2012, the General Court of the European Union annulled the European Commission’s decisions of July 1, 2008, rejecting as inadmissible the requests… See details >>
Benoît Vaessen v. Wallonne Region Benoît Vaessen v. Wallonne Region Case nature : Administrative Plaintiffs types : Farmers Defendants : Wallonne Region Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Amistar, Infinito, Fungicide Complaint date : May 30, 2012 Place of jurisdiction : Belgium, Brussels Summary : The plaintiff, after spraying the pesticide Amistar, which he thought was authorized, on some of his organic potato plots, lost his organic certification. He contests this declassification…. See details >>
Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office V. Monsanto Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office V. Monsanto Case nature : No description Plaintiffs types : Justice, Prosecutor Defendants : Monsanto Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Glyphosate Complaint date : No description Place of jurisdiction : Brazil, Porto Alegre Summary : In a decision dated August 21, 2012, the Federal Regional Court of Appeals for the 4th Region ordered Monsanto Company to pay compensation for moral… See details >>
CRIIGEN v. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries CRIIGEN v. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Case nature : Administrative Plaintiffs types : Environmental NGOs Defendants : Ministère de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup Complaint date : June 29, 2009 Place of jurisdiction : France, Paris Summary : On March 7, 2012, the French Council of State rejected the CRIIGEN association’s request to suspend and withdraw the marketing authorization (AAM) for Roundup, a glyphosate-based herbicide, issued by the French… See details >>
Celine Rouleau v. Jardinerie Fernand Fortier inc. Celine Rouleau v. Jardinerie Fernand Fortier inc. Case nature : Arbitration court Plaintiffs types : Gardeners Defendants : Other Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Insecticide Complaint date : March 5, 2012 Place of jurisdiction : Canada, Quebec Summary : Céline Rouleau believes that the Parkinson’s disease she is suffering from is related to the use of insecticides in the greenhouses of her… See details >>