Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 3 September 2009 - Cheminova and Others v Commission
(Plant-protection products - Active substance 'malathion' - Non-inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC - Action for annulment - Locus standi - Admissibility - Evaluation procedure - Assessment by EFSA - Plea of illegality - Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 - Submission of new studies - Article 8(2) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 451/2000 - Legitimate expectation - Proportionality - Equal treatment - Principle of sound administration - Rights of the defence - Principle of subsidiarity - Article 95(3) EC, Articles 4(1) and 5(1) of Directive 91/414)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Cheminova A/S (Harboøre, Denmark); Cheminova Agro Italia Srl (Rome, Italy); Cheminova Bulgaria EOOD (Sofia, Bulgaria); Agrodan, SA, (Madrid Spain); and Lodi SAS (Grand-Fougeray, France) (represented by: C. Mereu and K. Van Maldegem, lawyers, and P. Sellar, Solicitor)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: B. Doherty and L. Parpala, acting as Agents)
Re:
Annulment of Commission Decision 2007/389/EC of 6 June 2007 concerning the non-inclusion of malathion in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance (OJ 2007 L 146, p. 19)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action.
Orders Cheminova A/S, Cheminova Agro Italia Srl, Cheminova Bulgaria EOOD, Agrodan, SA and Lodi SAS to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the Commission, including those relating to the application for interim measures.
____________1 - OJ C 247, 20.10.2007.