European Commission v. French Republic supported by Kingdom of the Netherlands Reference : C-201/06 Complaint date : May 4, 2006 Status : Final judgment Place of jurisdiction : European Union, Luxembourg Plaintiffs types : European Commission Plaintiffs names : No description Defendants : French Republic Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice : Géraud Sajust de Bergues d'Escalup, R. Loosli-Surrans Case nature : EU court Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : , Deltamethrin, Deltamex Requests : The Commission asks the Court to find that France has failed to fulfill its obligations by requiring that an imported pesticide have a common origin with that already imported into France. Name of the Court : Court (Third Chamber) of Luxembourg, European Union Jurisdiction level : Decision date : February 21, 2008 Decision nature : Positive Decision content : The appeal is dismissed. The Commission of the European Communities is ordered to pay the costs. Legal basis : Court Ruling : Link to the ruling Summary : The European Commission criticizes the French Republic for having applied the principle of common origin for the importation of a pesticide and a product already authorized in France. It has failed to fulfill its obligations under Article 28 EC. Scientific references : No scientifice reference for this case. Related links : No related link for this case.