Générations futures et al v. Ministère de l’Agriculture Reference : 440211 Complaint date : April 23, 2020 Status : Provisional judgment Place of jurisdiction : France, Paris Plaintiffs types : Health/Food groups, Consumer Protection Organizations, Environmental NGOs, Medical doctors, Unions Plaintiffs names : Générations Futures, UFC-Que choisir, Collectif de Soutien aux victimes des pesticides de l’Ouest, France Nature Environnement (FNE), Solidaires, Eau et Rivières de Bretagne, Alerte des Médecins sur les Pesticides (AMLP), Vigilance OGM Charentes, Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO), Collectif Victimes des Pesticides des Hauts de France (en soutien) Defendants : Ministère de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice : François Lafforgue Case nature : Administrative Specificities : Summary proceedings Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Other Requests : Suspension of the ministerial instruction of 3 February 2020, the press release "Safety distance for phytopharmaceutical treatments near dwellings" published on 30 March 2020 and the note "Elements of implementation", in its 4th version of 30 March 2020.. Name of the Court : Council of State of Paris, France Jurisdiction level : Decision date : May 15, 2020 Decision nature : Negative Decision content : The interim relief judge rejects the associations' request for lack of urgency. Legal basis : Court Ruling : Link to the ruling Summary : 9 NGOs challenge the ministerial instruction of 3 February 2020, the press release "Safety distance for plant protection treatments near homes" published on 30 March 2020 and the note "Elements of implementation", in its 4th version of 30 March 2020. They consider that the texts are not respected and that they do not adequately protect the health of local populations during this exceptional period of containment. The hearing took place on May 12, 2020, following which the Ministry of Agriculture undertook to remove the press release and the note from the Ministry's website. On 5/15/2020, the interim relief judge considered that the ministerial instruction - whose effects end next month - did not present an imminent risk to health and did not have the effect of compromising public consultation. He rejected the associations' request for lack of urgency. Decision on cancellation of the ministerial instruction is with case 439127. Scientific references : No scientifice reference for this case. Related links : Recours juridiques: Le COVID ne justifie pas d’épandre des pesticides au ras des habitations (FR) Distances de sécurité pour les traitements phytopharmaceutiques à proximité des habitations », Communiqué de presse du 30 mars 2020 du Ministère de l’agriculture (FR) Dossier de Presse de l'association Générations futures (FR) Épandage: référé devant le Conseil d’Etat (FR) Recours pesticides contre les dérogations aux zones de non traitement (FR) Revue de presse de l'association Générations Futures (FR) Pesticides : Générations Futures Bordeaux confiante avant la décision du Conseil d'Etat (FR) Distances d’épandage de pesticides à proximité des habitations – Ordonnances du 15 mai (FR) Pesticides : décision du Conseil d’Etat sur le recours de neuf associations (FR)