Terre d’abeille et al v. the order of February 5, 2021

Reference :

450194 ; 450199

Complaint date :

February 26, 2021

Status :

Provisional judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Paris

Plaintiffs types :

Health/Food groups, Environmental NGOs, Beekeepers/Honey Producers, Unions

Plaintiffs names :

Terre d’abeille, Syndicat National d’Apiculture, CRIIGEN, Agir Pour l’Environnement (APE), Confédération Paysanne, Fédération Nature & Progrès

Defendants :

French Republic

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Guillaume Tumerelle, Corinne Lepage

Case nature :

Administrative

Specificities :

Summary proceedings

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

, Neonicotinoid, Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam

Requests :

Suspension of the application of the order of February 5, 2021 temporarily authorizing the use of sugar beet seeds treated with plant protection products.

Name of the Court :

Council of State of Paris, France

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

March 15, 2021

Decision nature :

Negative

Decision content :

The groups' motions to stay the 5/2/2021 order are denied.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The associations file an appeal to suspend the order of February 5, 2021 reauthorizing neonicotinoids in seed protection for the cultivation of sugar beets to the Council of State. Despite an appeal by the Parliamentarians before the Constitutional Council, the law n° 2020-1578 relating to the conditions of marketing of certain phytopharmaceutical products in case of sanitary danger for sugar beets was adopted on December 14, 2020 and the application order on Feb. 5, 2021.
The Conseil d'Etat understands this order as merely implementing a law that has been declared constitutional by the Conseil constitutionnel. The legality of the order is thus not questionable.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.