Préfet des Hauts-de-Seine v. Maire d’Antony

Reference :

19VE03975 1913835

Complaint date :

November 5, 2019

Status :

Provisional judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Versailles

Plaintiffs types :

Politicians

Plaintiffs names :

Préfecture des Hauts-de-Seine

Defendants :

Jean-Yves Senant

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Thomas Chevandier

Case nature :

Administrative

Specificities :

Summary proceedings

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

Glyphosate, Other

Requests :

Suspension of the order of June 3, 2019 banning pesticides on the territory of the municipality taken by Jean-Yves Senant, Mayor of Antony.

Name of the Court :

Administrative Court of Appeals of Versailles, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

May 14, 2020

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

The interim relief judge of the Court of Appeal suspends the execution of the order prohibiting the use of glyphosate. In first instance, the request by the Prefect of Hauts-de-Seine to suspend the execution of the municipal order had been rejected by the Administrative Court of Cergy-Pontoise on 11/25/2019.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The order banning pesticides in the municipality of Antony issued by the mayor is challenged by the prefect of Hauts-de-Seine on the grounds that this measure is not the prerogative of a mayor, but of the Minister of Agriculture. On Nov. 25, 2019, the judge for interim measures decides not to suspend the contested order. The prefect appeals the decision. The appeal hearing takes place on 02/27/2020. On May 14, 2020, the interim relief judge of the Versailles Administrative Court of Appeal suspends the execution of the order by the mayor of Antony.

Scientific references :

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