Kingdom of Sweden v. European Commission Reference : T-229/04 Complaint date : February 27, 2004 Status : Final judgment Place of jurisdiction : European Union, Luxembourg Plaintiffs types : Governments Plaintiffs names : Sweden Defendants : European Commission Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice : No description Case nature : EU court Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Herbicide, Paraquat Requests : Annul the contested directive; ; order the Commission to pay the costs. Name of the Court : Court of first Instance of Luxembourg, European Union Jurisdiction level : Decision date : July 11, 2007 Decision nature : Positive Decision content : The court Annuls Commission Directive 2003/112/EC of 1 December 2003 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include paraquat as an active substance; Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those of the Kingdom of Sweden; Orders the Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Finland to bear their own costs. Legal basis : Court Ruling : Link to the ruling Summary : Application for annulment of Commission Directive 2003/112/EC of 1 December 2003 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include paraquat as an active substance (OJ 2003 L 321, p. 32) Scientific references : No scientifice reference for this case. Related links : THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ANNULS THE DIRECTIVE AUTHORISING PARAQUAT AS AN ACTIVE PLANT PROTECTION SUBSTANCE Secret files suggest chemical giant feared weedkiller’s link to Parkinson’s disease