Syngenta Crop Protection v. European Commission

Reference :

T-451/13

Complaint date :

August 14, 2013

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

European Union, Luxembourg

Plaintiffs types :

Economic stakeholders

Plaintiffs names :

Syngenta, Bayer CropScience AG

Defendants :

European Commission

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

B. Fau, B. Kloostra

Case nature :

EU court

Specificities :

Annulment

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

Insecticid, Neonicotinoid, Thiamethoxam

Requests :

Annul the contested measure in its entirety or, in the alternative, in so far as it concerns the active substance thiamethoxam; order the Commission to pay the costs.

Name of the Court :

General Court of Luxembourg, European Union

Jurisdiction level :

First instance

Decision date :

May 17, 2018

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

The General Court orders that Cases T‑429/13 and T‑451/13 be joined; dismisses the actions

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

Syngenta challenges the Commission Decision of 24/5/2013 prohibiting the use of the active substances clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid and the use and sale of seeds treated with those active substances (OJ 2013 L 139, p. 12). UNAF, PAN-EU, Bee Life, Buglife and Greenpeace are intervening in support of the Commission, as are the Kingdom of Sweden, Deutscher Berufs- und Erwerbsimkerbund and Österreichischer Erwerbsimkerbund.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.