Préfet de Seine-Saint-Denis v. Maire de Montfermeil

Reference :

2002059

Complaint date :

February 17, 2020

Status :

Provisional judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Montreuil

Plaintiffs types :

Politicians

Plaintiffs names :

Préfecture de Seine-Saint-Denis

Defendants :

Xavier Lemoine

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Corinne Lepage

Case nature :

Administrative

Specificities :

Summary proceedings

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

Herbicide, Glyphosate, Other

Requests :

The prefect requests the cancellation of the order of 9 September 2019 banning the use of synthetic pesticides and glyphosate-based products taken by Xavier Lemoine, mayor of Montfermeil.

Name of the Court :

Administrative court of Montreuil, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

March 3, 2020

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

The Prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis' request is rejected. The State will pay the commune of Montfermeil the sum of 1,000 euros, pursuant to Article L. 761-1 of the Code of Administrative Justice.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The order banning the use of pesticides in the municipality issued by the mayor of Montfermeil is attacked by the prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis on the grounds that this measure is not the responsibility of a mayor but of the Minister of Agriculture. The hearing at the Administrative Court of Montreuil for seven towns in Seine-Saint-Denis which have adopted an anti-pesticide order took place on 2/25/2019. On March 3, 2020, the interim relief judge rejects the request of the Prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.