Generations Futures v. ANSES

Reference :

1704690

Complaint date :

October 27, 2017

Status :

Provisional judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Nice

Plaintiffs types :

Environmental NGOs

Plaintiffs names :

Générations Futures

Defendants :

ANSES (Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety)

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

François Lafforgue

Case nature :

Administrative

Specificities :

Summary proceedings

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

, Sulfoxaflor, Transform, Neonicotinoid

Requests :

Suspend ANSES's decision to authorize the neonicotinoid insecticide Transform with all legal consequences.

Name of the Court :

Administrative Court of Nice, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

November 24, 2017

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

The judge orders the suspension of the sulfoxaflor insecticide pending the judgment on the merits of the case.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

No description

Summary :

Générations Futures is suing ANSES for its authorization of the neonicotinoid insecticide Transform based on sulfoxaflor. On 11.24.2017, the judge ordered the suspension of the authorisation decision pending judgment on the merits of the case. On 02.15.2018, the Council of State rejected DOW's appeal against this suspension order (No. 416396). The same legal proceedings are made against Closer, another neonicotinoid insecticide containing Sulfoxaflor.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.