Confédération Paysanne et al v. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Administrative
Farmers, Environmental NGOs, Beekeepers/Honey Producers
Ministère de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche, Syngenta
Insecticide, Neonicotinoid, Cruiser, Thiamethoxam
March 7, 2008
France, Paris

Plaintiffs seek cancellation of Decisions No. 2070196 of 7/1/2008 of the Minister of Agriculture, which authorized the marketing of Syngenta’s insecticide Cruiser…

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CBD v. US Fish and Wildlife Service et al

Administrative
Environmental NGOs
Fish and Wildlife Service
Carbaryl, Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, Malathion, Methomyl
December 28, 2007
United States, San Francisco

CBD sued the EPA for failing to consult over the impacts of five common pesticides (carbaryl, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, malathion and methomyl) and other pesticides on endangered California red-legged…

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CAP21 Movement v. Ministries

Administrative
Politicians
Ministère de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche, Ministère de l’Économie, des Finances et de l'Industrie, Ministère de l’Écologie et du Développement Durable, Ministère de l'Outre-Mer
Insecticide, Organochlorine, Chlordecone
December 9, 2005
France, Paris

In a request registered on December 9, 2005, Mouvement Cap 21, a French ecologist political party, asked the Council of State…

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United States military veterans v. Dow Chemical CO, & al.

Civil court
Other
Dow Chemical
Herbicide
No description
United States, New York

On 18 June 2007, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request by 16 American military veterans of the Vietnam War to overturn a previous decision refusing to recognise the liability of several companies that produced and sold Agent Orange. Used as…

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Commission of European Communities v. French Republic

EU court
European Commission
French Republic
Other
March 13, 2007
European Union, Luxembourg

The French Republic does not take the necessary measures to comply with the quality of water intended for human consumption with regard to the levels of nitrates and pesticides and thus fails…

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