Indre Nature et al v. Préfet de l’Indre

Reference :

1800062

Complaint date :

January 13, 2018

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Limoges

Plaintiffs types :

Environmental NGOs

Plaintiffs names :

Indre Nature, Fédération de l'Indre pour la pêche et la protection du milieu aquatique

Defendants :

Prefect of Indre

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

No description

Case nature :

Administrative

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

Other

Requests :

Cancellation of the order of July 24, 2017 issued by the Prefect of Indre in application of Art. 1 of the Interministerial Order of May 4, 2017 on the placing on the market and use of plant protection products and their adjuvants.

Name of the Court :

Administrative Court of Limoges, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

June 4, 2020

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

The administrative judge of the Administrative Court of Limoges suspends the execution of the prefectoral order of July 24, 2017 relating to the use of pharmaceutical products defining the non-treatment zones.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

Plaintiffs challenge the prefectoral order of July 24, 2017 defining the areas of non-treatment by pesticides issued by the Prefect of Indre because it excludes from the non-treatment areas the bodies of water not directly connected to the surface water system with an area of less than 1 ha. The hearings take place on 05/20/2020. On June 4, 2020, the administrative judge suspends the disputed order.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.