Elected Officials v. the Law for the Reclamation of Biodiversity, Nature and Landscapes

Reference :

2016-737 DC

Complaint date :

July 21, 2016

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Paris

Plaintiffs types :

Politicians

Plaintiffs names :

Députies (83), Sénators (81)

Defendants :

State

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

No description

Case nature :

Constitutional

Specificities :

Direct action of unconstitutionality

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

Neonicotinoid, Other,

Requests :

Invalidate the unconstitutional provisions of the law for the recovery of biodiversity, nature and landscapes; invalidate the procedure for the adoption of this law.

Name of the Court :

Constitutional Court of Paris, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

August 4, 2016

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

The last paragraph of article 2 of the law n°2016-1087 of August 8, 2016 for the reconquest of biodiversity, nature and landscapes, the rest of 1° of its article 11, paragraph II of its article 95 and paragraph I of article 125, are in conformity with the Constitution.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

83 deputies and 81 senators brought the matter before the Constitutional Council, challenging, among other things, the provisions prohibiting the use of neonicotinoids in the law of August 8, 2016 for the recovery of biodiversity. This prohibition was considered to be in conformity with the constitution on 4/8/2016.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.