Préfet du Doubs v. Mayor of Saint-Julien-lès-Montbéliard Reference : No description Complaint date : No description Status : Final judgment Place of jurisdiction : France, Besançon Plaintiffs types : Politicians Plaintiffs names : Préfecture du Doubs Defendants : Michel Piernavieja, Mayor of Saint-Julien-lès-Montbéliard Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice : No description Case nature : Administrative Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : All Requests : Cancellation of the execution of the order of September 27, 2019, by the mayor of Saint-Julien-lès-Montbéliard, Michel Piernavieja, prohibiting the use of pesticides within 150 meters around homes. 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 the use of pesticides within 150 meters of homes, taken by Michel Piernavieja, mayor of Saint-Julien-lès-Montbéliard, is cancelled. Legal basis : Court Ruling : No description Summary : The order prohibiting the use of pesticides within 150 meters of homes, issued by the mayor of Saint-Julien-lès-Montbéliard, 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 : Saint-Julien-lès-Montbéliard (Doubs) : le maire prend un arrêté anti-pesticides Arrêtés anti-pesticide : huit maires de Franche-Comté recalés par le tribunal de Besançon