Préfet du Rhône v. Maire de Villeurbanne Reference : N° 1909034 Complaint date : November 25, 2019 Status : Final judgment Place of jurisdiction : France, Lyon Plaintiffs types : Politicians Plaintiffs names : Préfecture du Rhône Defendants : Jean-Paul Bret Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice : SCP Seban & Associés Case nature : Administrative Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : All Requests : Cancel the order of October 11, 2019, by which the Mayor of Villeurbanne banned the use of synthetic pesticides. Name of the Court : Administrative Court of Lyon, France Jurisdiction level : Decision date : June 2, 2021 Decision nature : Negative Decision content : The order of October 11, 2019 by which the mayor of Villeurbanne prohibited the use of synthetic pesticides is annulled. The conclusions presented by the municipality of Villeurbanne on the basis of article L. 761-1 of the administrative justice code are rejected. Legal basis : Court Ruling : Link to the ruling Summary : The decree banning the use of pesticides in the municipality, issued by the mayor of Villeurbane, was challenged by the Prefect of the Rhône on the grounds that this measure was not the responsibility of a mayor, but of the Minister of Agriculture. The court cancelled the order on June 2, 2021. It emphasized that the regulation of pesticides is a special police force under the jurisdiction of the State and that the precautionary principle defined in Article 5 of the Charter of the Environment does not allow the mayor to take this order. Scientific references : No scientifice reference for this case. Related links : Villeurbanne interdit l'utilisation de pesticides de synthèse sur son territoire Le Tribunal administratif de Lyon a annulé les arrêtés "anti-pesticides" de Villeurbanne et Saint-Genis-Pouilly