Préfet de la Loire-Atlantique v. Maire de Rezé

Reference :

1912046 1912047

Complaint date :

November 4, 2019

Status :

Provisional judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Nantes

Plaintiffs types :

Politicians

Plaintiffs names :

Préfecture de la Loire-Atlantique

Defendants :

Gérard Allard

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Yohan Viaud, Timothée Fouché

Case nature :

Administrative

Specificities :

Summary proceedings

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

Other

Requests :

Suspension of the order of 1 October 2019 prohibiting the use of any synthetic chemical pesticide on the territory of the municipality of Rezé until a decision is made on the merits of the legality of this order.

Name of the Court :

Administrative Court of Nantes, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

November 29, 2019

Decision nature :

Negative

Decision content :

The execution of the order of 1 October 2019 of the Mayor of Rezé concerning the prohibition of the use of any chemical plant protection product is suspended until the Court has ruled on the merits on the legality of that act.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The order banning the use of pesticides on the territory of the commune issued by the mayor of Rezé is attacked by the prefect of Loire-Atlantique, Claude d'Harcourt, on the grounds that this measure is not the responsibility of a mayor but of the Minister of Agriculture. Hearings took place on 18/11/2019. The order was suspended by the interim relief judge on 29/11/2019.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.