Case C-528/16

DECISION

Title: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 25 July 2018. Confédération paysanne and Others v Premier ministre and Ministre de l’agriculture, de l’agroalimentaire et de la forêt. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'État. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Deliberate release of genetically modified organisms into the environment — Mutagenesis — Directive 2001/18/EC — Articles 2 and 3 — Annexes I A and I B — Concept of ‘genetically modified organism’ — Techniques/methods of genetic modification conventionally used and deemed to be safe — New techniques/methods of mutagenesis — Risks for human health and the environment — Discretion of the Member States when transposing the directive — Directive 2002/53/EC — Common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species — Herbicide-tolerant plant varieties — Article 4 — Acceptability of genetically modified varieties obtained by mutagenesis for inclusion in the common catalogue — Human health and environmental protection requirement — Exemption. Case C-528/16.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2018:583
Judge-Rapporteur: Bay Larsen
Type of procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling - decision unnecessary
Complementary documents:: Communication published in the Official Journal

Summary

17/09/2018

Title: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 25 July 2018. Confédération paysanne and Others v Premier ministre and Ministre de l’agriculture, de l’agroalimentaire et de la forêt. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'État. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Deliberate release of genetically modified organisms into the environment — Mutagenesis — Directive 2001/18/EC — Articles 2 and 3 — Annexes I A and I B — Concept of ‘genetically modified organism’ — Techniques/methods of genetic modification conventionally used and deemed to be safe — New techniques/methods of mutagenesis — Risks for human health and the environment — Discretion of the Member States when transposing the directive — Directive 2002/53/EC — Common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species — Herbicide-tolerant plant varieties — Article 4 — Acceptability of genetically modified varieties obtained by mutagenesis for inclusion in the common catalogue — Human health and environmental protection requirement — Exemption. Case C-528/16.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2018:583
Judge-Rapporteur: Bay Larsen
Type of procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling - decision unnecessary

25/07/2018

Title: Opinion of Advocate General Bobek delivered on 18 January 2018. Confédération paysanne and Others v Premier ministre and Ministre de l’agriculture, de l’agroalimentaire et de la forêt. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'État. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Deliberate release of genetically modified organisms into the environment — Mutagenesis — Directive 2001/18/EC — Articles 2 and 3 — Annexes I A and I B — Concept of ‘genetically modified organism’ — Techniques/methods of genetic modification conventionally used and deemed to be safe — New techniques/methods of mutagenesis — Risks for human health and the environment — Discretion of the Member States when transposing the directive — Directive 2002/53/EC — Common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species — Herbicide-tolerant plant varieties — Article 4 — Acceptability of genetically modified varieties obtained by mutagenesis for inclusion in the common catalogue — Human health and environmental protection requirement — Exemption. Case C-528/16.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2018:20
Advocate General: Bobek

18/01/2018

Title: Case C-528/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France) lodged on 17 October 2016 — Confédération paysanne, Réseau Semences Paysannes, Les Amis de la Terre France, Collectif vigilance OGM et Pesticides 16, Vigilance OG2M, CSFV 49, OGM: dangers, Vigilance OGM 33, Fédération Nature et Progrès v Premier ministre, Ministre de l’agriculture, de l’agroalimentaire et de la forêt

16/01/2017