Notice for the OJ
Action brought on 26 February 2002 by Finchimica, S.p.A. and I.Pi.Ci. - Industria Prodotti Chimici, S.p.A. against the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union
(Case T-46/02)
Language of the case: English
An action against the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union was brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 26 February 2002 by Finchimica, S.p.A. and I.Pi.Ci. - Industria Prodotti Chimici, S.p.A., represented by Mr Koen Van Maldegem and Mr Claudio Mereu of McKenna & Cuneo LLP, Brussels (Belgium).
The applicant claims that the Court should:
- partially annul Decision no. 2455/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2001 establishing the list of priority substances in the field of water policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC
1, so as to remove trifluralin from the measure;
- order the defendants to pay all costs and expenses in these proceedings.
Pleas in law and main arguments:
The applicants seek the partial annulment of Decision no. 2455/2001/EC which includes the applicants' plant protection product active substance trifluralin in the list of priority substances which will be restricted in the EU insofar as it entails direct or indirect "discharges, emissions and losses" in the aquatic environment during normal agricultural use.
The pleas in law and main arguments are similar to those relied upon in Case T-45/02 (
DOW AgroSciences and Others -v- Parliament and Council2).