ASSAUPAMAR v. Prefect of Martinique region

Reference :

1300199 1300353

Complaint date :

April 9, 2013

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Fort-de-France

Plaintiffs types :

Environmental NGOs, Health/Food groups

Plaintiffs names :

ASSAUPAMAR (Association pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine martiniquais), AMSES (Association médicale pour la sauvegarde de l'environnement et de la santé-Martinique)

Defendants :

Prefect of Martinique region

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Maryse Duhamel, Me Fevrier, Philippe Edmond-Mariette

Case nature :

Administrative

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

Consist, Sico, Bion, Tilt 250, Fungicide

Requests :

Cancel the order allowing a one-year derogation on prohibition of aerial spraying from the prefect.

Name of the Court :

Administrative Court of Fort-de-France, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

December 12, 2013

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

Order No. 2013057-0011 of the Prefect of Martinique region is cancelled; the State is ordered to pay €1,000 to ASSAUPAMAR and AMSES.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The associations are challenging the order of the prefect of the Martinique region granting banana producers a one-year derogation from the ban on aerial spraying of pesticides.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.