Préfet du Doubs v. Mayor of Coteaux-du-Lizon Reference : No description Complaint date : No description Status : Final judgment Place of jurisdiction : France, Besançon Plaintiffs types : Politicians Plaintiffs names : Préfecture du Doubs Defendants : Alain Waille, Mayor of Coteaux-du-Lizon Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice : No description Case nature : Administrative Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Glyphosate, Herbicide Requests : Cancellation of the execution of the order of October 2019, by the mayor of Coteaux-du-Lizon, Alain Waille, prohibiting the use of glyphosate on the entire territory of the city. Name of the Court : Administrative Court of Besançon, France Jurisdiction level : Decision date : March 16, 2021 Decision nature : Negative Decision content : The execution of the October 2019 order banning glyphosate on the territory of the municipality taken by Alain Waille, mayor of Coteaux-du-Lizon, is cancelled. Legal basis : Court Ruling : No description Summary : The order banning the use of glyphosate in the municipality, issued by the mayor of Coteaux-du-Lizon, was challenged by the prefect of Doubs on the grounds that this measure was not the responsibility of a mayor, but of the minister of agriculture. On March 16, 2021, the administrative court of Besançon cancelled the municipal order. Scientific references : No scientifice reference for this case. Related links : Arrêtés anti-pesticide : huit maires de Franche-Comté recalés par le tribunal de Besançon