UNAF v. Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

Reference :

336647

Complaint date :

February 15, 2010

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Paris

Plaintiffs types :

Beekeepers/Honey Producers

Plaintiffs names :

National Union of French Apiculture (UNAF)

Defendants :

Ministère de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche, Syngenta

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Bernard Fau

Case nature :

Administrative

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

, Cruiser, Neonicotinoid, Thiamethoxam

Requests :

Annulment decision 2090190 authorizing the placing on the market of Cruiser 350 until 31/12/2010; put in charge of the state a sum of 5000 €

Name of the Court :

Board of State of Paris, France

Jurisdiction level :

No description

Decision date :

October 3, 2011

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

Decision 2090190 is set aside; The state must pay the sum of 3000 € to the UNAF; Syngenta's conclusions are dismissed

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The UNAF seeks the annulment of the Minister's implied decision to allow the Cruiser insecticide until 31/12/2010 for exculpation of power and requests the repeal of the MA within one month, or in the alternative, to reconsider its request for repeal. It submits that the opinion of AFSSA is tainted with error of law and manifest error of assessment.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.