UNAF v. Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

Reference :

1106495

Complaint date :

November 29, 2010

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

France, Lyon

Plaintiffs types :

Beekeepers/Honey Producers

Plaintiffs names :

National Union of French Apiculture

Defendants :

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

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Bernard Fau

Case nature :

Administrative

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

Neonicotinoid, , Proteus, Thiacloprid, Deltamethrin, Pyrethroid

Requests :

Annulment implied decision rejecting UNAF's request to repeal Decision 2090060 authorizing the marketing of Bayer Proteus; repeal the Proteus MA; to charge the state the sum of 6000 €

Name of the Court :

Administrative of Lyon, France

Jurisdiction level :

No description

Decision date :

November 10, 2015

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

The implied decision of the Minister refusing to repeal the Proteus MA is set aside; The Minister is directed to reconsider the request for revocation of the UNAF of the AMM; The state must pay 1000 € to the UNAF

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

UNAF seeks the annulment of the Minister's implied decision for ultra vires and requests that the AMM be rescinded within one month, or in the alternative, reconsider its request for revocation.It maintains that the opinion of AFSSA is vitiated by error of law and manifest error of assessment

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.