The claimant challenged the rules introduced by the defendant for controlling the spraying of crops, saying that they did not comply with European obligations. She lived in a house surrounded by fields which were regularly sprayed and had suffered injury.
Held: The Regulations had not taken into account all the elements required by the Directive, including the need to account for risks to human health.
Collins J
[2008] EWHC 2666 (Admin), Times 01-Dec-2008
Bailii
Plant Protection Products Regulations 2005 (SI 2005 No 1435), Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ 1991 L30/1)
England and Wales
Updated: 27 February 2021; Ref: scu.277930
