European Court of Justice Judgment Opens Door for Challenges to European Commission Environmental Decisions, Group Says
June 18, 2012 in International Environment Reporter
BRUSSELS—An EU Court of Justice ruled June 14 in a pesticide case that environmental advocacy groups can challenge a wide range of decisions made by the European Commission (Stichting Natuur en Milieu and Pesticide Action Network Europe v. European Commission, European Court of Justice, T-338/08, 6/14/12).
Hans Muilerman of the Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe told BNA June 14 that the judgment will have “an enormous impact” and “opens up numerous opportunities for us to challenge” Commission decisions. …
