Préfet de la Haute-Garonne v. Maire de Montbrun-Lauragais

Reference :

1905869 1905868

Complaint date :

October 14, 2019

Status :

Provisional judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Toulouse

Plaintiffs types :

Politicians

Plaintiffs names :

Préfecture de la Haute-Garonne

Defendants :

Gérard Bolet

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Claire Dujardin

Case nature :

Administrative

Specificities :

Summary proceedings

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

Other

Requests :

Suspension of the city order of 19 September 2019 prohibiting the use of pesticides at a distance of less than 150 metres from any plot comprising at least one building for residential use on the territory of the municipality taken by Gérard Bolet, Mayor of Montbrun-Lauragais.

Name of the Court :

Administrative court of Toulouse, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

October 31, 2019

Decision nature :

Negative

Decision content :

The execution of the order by which the Mayor of Montbrun-Lauragais regulates the application of plant protection products in agricultural plots located on the territory of his municipality is suspended, at the latest until a decision has been taken on the reference to the merits No 1905868.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The order banning pesticides in the municipality of Montbrun-Lauragais issued by the mayor is challenged by the prefect of Haute-Garonne on the grounds that this measure is not the prerogative of a mayor, but of the Minister of Agriculture.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.