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.
Judges:
Collins J
Citations:
[2008] EWHC 2666 (Admin), Times 01-Dec-2008
Links:
Statutes:
Plant Protection Products Regulations 2005 (SI 2005 No 1435), Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ 1991 L30/1)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Agriculture, European
Updated: 22 August 2022; Ref: scu.277930
