Préfet du Doubs v. Maire de Delle

Reference :

No description

Complaint date :

February 10, 2020

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Besançon

Plaintiffs types :

Politicians

Plaintiffs names :

Prefect of Doubs

Defendants :

Sandrine Larcher

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Madeleine Babes

Case nature :

Administrative

Specificities :

Summary proceedings

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

Glyphosate, Herbicide

Requests :

Cancellation of the execution of the order of September 6, 2019, by the mayor of Delle, Sandrine Larcher, prohibiting the use of glyphosate on the entire territory of the municipality.

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 order of September 6, 2019 banning glyphosate on the territory of the municipality taken by Sandrine Larcher, mayor of Delle, is cancelled.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

No description

Summary :

The decree banning the use of glyphosate on the territory of the municipality, taken by the mayor of Delle (Belfort territory), is challenged by the prefect of Doubs on the grounds that this measure is not the responsibility of a mayor, but of the minister of agriculture. The hearings take place on 24/02/2020. The order was suspended by the interim relief judge until the court ruled on the legality of this act. On March 16, 2021, the Administrative Court of Besançon annulled the municipal decree.

Scientific references :

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