Certis Europe v. Wallonne Region

Reference :

247.769 225.359/XIII-8366

Complaint date :

June 1, 2018

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

Belgium, Brussels

Plaintiffs types :

Economic stakeholders

Plaintiffs names :

Certis Europe

Defendants :

Wallonne Region

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Pierre Moërynck

Case nature :

Administrative

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

, Neonicotinoid

Requests :

Cancel the Wallonne Government order of March 22, 2018 banning the use of pesticides containing neonicotinoids.

Name of the Court :

Council of State of Brussels, Belgium

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

June 11, 2020

Decision nature :

Negative

Decision content :

The order of the Wallonne Government of March 22, 2018 banning the use of pesticides containing neonicotinoids is cancelled.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

Plaintiffs appeal to the Council of State against the Wallonne Region order of March 2018 which bans the use of neonicotinoids. On 6/11/2020, the Council of State cancels the order on the grounds of failure to respect regional competences. The general ban of these products on the territory of the Region, even though their European ban was subject to a derogation by the federal authorities, is unconstitutional.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.