Générations Futures et al v. Paret-Louze

Reference :

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Complaint date :

No description

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Grenoble

Plaintiffs types :

Environmental NGOs

Plaintiffs names :

Générations Futures, France Nature Environnement (FNE Aura, FNE Isère)

Defendants :

Paret-Louze company and its manager

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

François Lafforgue

Case nature :

Civil court

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

, Fungicide

Requests :

€100,000 fine against Paret-Louze, €10,000 fine and 3 months suspended prison sentence against its manager as well as the publication of the sentence in several newspapers.

Name of the Court :

Court of Justice of Grenoble, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

March 31, 2022

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

The arboriculturist is condemned to a fine of €10.000 including €5.000 suspended. The company is fined €40,000, of which €20,000 is suspended, and is required to publish the judgment in the Dauphiné Libéré, Arboriculture Fruitière and France Agricole at its own expense.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

No description

Summary :

The company Paret-Louze and its manager are in court in Grenoble for having treated about a hundred hectares of apple trees in the presence of bees and other pollinators on April 1, 2021. These facts were noted during a control carried out by the services of the French Office of Biodiversity. The hearing was held on March 8, 2022. On 03/31/2022, the defendants were found guilty of the alleged facts. The arboriculturist will have to pay a fine of 10,000 euros, of which 5,000 euros are suspended. His company will have to pay a fine of 40,000 euros, 20,000 euros of which will be suspended, and the publication of the judgement in the Dauphiné Libéré, Arboriculture Fruitière and France Agricole at its own expense.

Scientific references :

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