Préfet des Yvelines v. Maire du Perray-en-Yvelines

Reference :

1906708

Complaint date :

August 29, 2019

Status :

Provisional judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Versailles

Plaintiffs types :

Politicians

Plaintiffs names :

Préfecture des Yvelines

Defendants :

Paulette Deschamps

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Corinne Lepage

Case nature :

Administrative

Specificities :

Summary proceedings

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

All

Requests :

Cancellation of the decree of 17 May 2019 banning pesticides on the territory of the municipality of Perray-en-Yvelines taken by Paulette Deschamps, Mayor.

Name of the Court :

Administrative court of Versailles, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

September 20, 2019

Decision nature :

Negative

Decision content :

The anti-pesticide order issued by the Mayor of Perray-en-Yvelines was suspended by the judge of the Versailles Administrative Court because "the plea raised by the Prefect of Yvelines based on the incompetence of the Mayor seems likely to create a serious doubt as to the legality of the contested acts".

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The decree banning pesticides in the municipality of Perray-en-Yvelines issued by the mayor is attacked by the prefect of Yvelines on the grounds that this measure is not the responsibility of a mayor, but of the Minister of Agriculture. The hearings took place on 9/16/2019. The order is suspended by the judge of the summary proceedings on 09/20/2019. To date, 80 municipalities have issued decrees against pesticides. The municipality is appealing.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.