Bayer v. European Commission Reference : T-429/13 // C-499/18 P Complaint date : August 19, 2013 Status : Final judgment Place of jurisdiction : European Union, Luxembourg Plaintiffs types : Economic stakeholders Plaintiffs names : Bayer Defendants : European Commission Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice : Bernard Fau, Jean-François Funke, Bondine Kloostra, B. Tschida, A. Willand, L. Smale Case nature : Civil court Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : , Neonicotinoid, Clothianidin, Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam Requests : Annul the contested measure in its entirety or, in the alternative, in so far as it concerns the active substances imidacloprid and clothianidin; order the Commission to pay the costs. Name of the Court : Court of Justice of Luxembourg, European Union Jurisdiction level : Decision date : May 6, 2021 Decision nature : Positive Decision content : The Appeal Court dismisses the appeal. Legal basis : Court Ruling : Link to the ruling Summary : Bayer challenges the Commission Decision of 24/5/2013 prohibiting the use of the neonicotinoids clothianidin and imidacloprid and the use and sale of seeds treated with those active substances (OJ 2013 L 139, p. 12). UNAF, PAN-EU, Bee Life, Buglife and Greenpeace are intervening in support of the Commission, as are the Kingdom of Sweden, Deutscher Berufs- und Erwerbsimkerbund and Österreichischer Erwerbsimkerbund, as well as Stichting De Bijenstichting on the appeal. On May 17, 2018 the court dismisses the actions. On 07/27/2018, Bayer appeals against the decision. The appeal is dismissed on May 6, 2021. The European Commission was indeed entitled to ban the use of neonicotinoids on bee-attractive crops in 2013. Scientific references : No scientifice reference for this case. Related links : L’UE bannit trois pesticides néfastes pour les abeilles (FR) Judgments in Joined Cases T-429/13 and T-451/13 JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (First Chamber, Extended Composition), May 17, 2018 Bayer to appeal court verdict on neonicotinoids Appeal brought on 27 July 2018 by Bayer CropScience AG against the judgment of the General Court Court of Justice of the EU back EU decision to restrict neonicotinoids in 2013, based on the precautionary principle Victoire européenne pour l’Union Nationale de l’Apiculture Française et les apiculteurs : La Cour de Justice de l’Union Européenne entérine l’interdiction des néonicotinoïdes en Europe EU Court of Justice rejects Bayer attempt to overturn bee-killing pesticide ban EU top court upholds ban on Bayer pesticides linked to harming bees Gradual progress: legal restrictions increased on harmful herbicides and pesticides