Cabaleiro, Luis Fernando v. Papel Prensa S.A. Amparo

Reference :

SCJBA C.117.088

Complaint date :

No description

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

Argentina, Buenos Aires Province

Plaintiffs types :

Neighbours

Plaintiffs names :

Luis Fernando Cabaleiro

Defendants :

Papel Prensa S.A

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Fernando Cabaleiro

Case nature :

Civil court

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

Herbicide, , Fungicide

Requests :

That agrotoxic spraying be prohibited until an Environmental Impact Assessment is carried out, where it is believed that the agrotoxic products do not affect the environment and biodiversity.

Name of the Court :

Supreme Court of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

January 11, 2016

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

The court suspends the agrotoxins spraying in all Papel Prensa SA premises until an environmental impact assessment is carried out to assess the safety of the agrotoxics in relation to the environment and biodiversity.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

Papel Prensa SA has a forest exploitation of 2,000 hectares of planted forests that are sprayed with agrotoxins by air and land with no environmental impact assessment.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.