Préfet des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence v. Maire d’Aubenas-les-Alpes

Reference :

1910698 1910699 20MA00835

Complaint date :

December 17, 2019

Status :

Provisional judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Marseille

Plaintiffs types :

Politicians

Plaintiffs names :

Préfecture des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Defendants :

Brigitte Moya

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Corinne Lepage, Caroline La Rosa

Case nature :

Administrative

Specificities :

Summary proceedings

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

Other

Requests :

Annulment and suspension (summary proceedings) of the execution of the order of 8 August 2019 by which the mayor of Aubenas-les-Alpes, Brigitte Moya, regulated the use of pesticides in the territory of her municipality.

Name of the Court :

Administrative Court of Appeals of Marseille, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

April 29, 2020

Decision nature :

Negative

Decision content :

The order restricting the use of pesticides issued by the mayor of Aubenas-les-Alpes was suspended by the judge in summary proceedings on 02/05/2020. On April 29, 2020, the Court of Appeal of Marseille confirms the suspension of the municipal order.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The order restricting the use of pesticides in the territory of the municipality issued by the mayor of Aubenas-les-Alpes is attacked by the Prefect of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence on the ground that this measure is not within the competence of a mayor but of the Minister of Agriculture. The order is suspended by the interim relief judge on 02/05/2020. The mayor of Aubenas-les-Alpes lodged an appeal on 02/21/2020. The Court of Appeal of Marseille confirms the decision of the Administrative court of Marseille on 29 April 2020.

Scientific references :

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