Préfet de Maine-et-Loire v. Maire de Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix

Reference :

1912533 // 1912522

Complaint date :

October 15, 2019

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Nantes

Plaintiffs types :

Politicians

Plaintiffs names :

Préfecture de Maine-et-Loire

Defendants :

Hugues Vaulerin

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Me Lefebure

Case nature :

Administrative

Specificities :

Summary proceedings

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

All

Requests :

Cancellation of the order of October 24, 2019 by which the mayor of Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix prohibited the use of phytopharmaceutical products on the territory of the municipality at a distance of less than 150 meters from any cadastral parcel including a building for residential or professional use, this distance being reduced to 100 meters in specific cases defined by the order.

Name of the Court :

Administrative Court of Nantes, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

December 17, 2020

Decision nature :

Negative

Decision content :

The execution of the order of October 24, 2019 of the mayor of Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix relating to the prohibition of the use of plant protection products on the territory of the municipality is cancelled.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The order banning the use of pesticides on the territory of the municipality of Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix taken by the mayor on 10/24/2019 is challenged by the prefect of Maine-et-Loire on the grounds that this measure is not the responsibility of a mayor, but of the minister of agriculture. The contested order was suspended on 12/16/2019 by the judge of summary proceedings. On the merits, the hearings took place on 11/26/2020. The order was cancelled by the administrative court of Nantes on 12/17/2020.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.