Bayer CropScience and Bayer v Commission (Appeal - Application to intervene - Order) [2019] EUECJ C-499/18P_CO (07 February 2019)

Bayer CropScience and Bayer v Commission (Appeal - Application to intervene - Order) [2019] EUECJ C-499/18P_CO (07 February 2019)

Stichting De Bijenstichting’s field of activity, as set out in its statutes, has a direct link to the subject matter of the case, which concerns the approval of substances allegedly harmful to bees, and the case raises questions of principle affecting its interests; therefore, it has established a sufficient interest to intervene under Article 40 of the Statute.

Citation
[2019] EUECJ C-499/18P_CO
Parties
Appellant: Bayer CropScience AG; Appellant: Bayer AG; Defendant at First Instance: European Commission; Intervener at First Instance: Association générale des producteurs de maïs et autres céréales cultivées de la sous-famille des panicoïdées (AGPM); Intervener at First Instance: National Farmers’ Union (NFU); Intervener at First Instance: European Crop Protection Association (ECPA); Intervener at First Instance: Rapool-Ring GmbH Qualitätsraps deutscher Züchter; Intervener at First Instance: European Seed Association (ESA); Intervener at First Instance: Agricultural Industries Confederation Ltd; Intervener at First Instance: Kingdom of Sweden; Intervener at First Instance: Union nationale de l’apiculture française (UNAF); Intervener at First Instance: Deutscher Berufs- und Erwerbsimkerbund eV; Intervener at First Instance: Österreichischer Erwerbsimkerbund; Intervener at First Instance: Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe); Intervener at First Instance: Bee Life European Beekeeping Coordination (Bee Life); Intervener at First Instance: Buglife — The Invertebrate Conservation Trust; Applicant to Intervene: Stichting De Bijenstichting
Jurisdiction
European Union
Judgment Date
07 February 2019
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Application to Intervene (order)
Outcome
Application to intervene granted.
Legal Topics
Intervention in Proceedings, Precautionary Principle, Approval of Active Substances, Plant Protection Products, Protection of Bees
European Union Law Environmental Law Administrative Law Intervention in Proceedings Precautionary Principle Approval of Active Substances Plant Protection Products Protection of Bees

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Parties

Bayer CropScience AG

Appellant

Bayer AG

Appellant

European Commission

Defendant at First Instance

Association générale des producteurs de maïs et autres céréales cultivées de la sous-famille des panicoïdées (AGPM)

Intervener at First Instance

National Farmers’ Union (NFU)

Intervener at First Instance

European Crop Protection Association (ECPA)

Intervener at First Instance

Rapool-Ring GmbH Qualitätsraps deutscher Züchter

Intervener at First Instance

European Seed Association (ESA)

Intervener at First Instance

Agricultural Industries Confederation Ltd

Intervener at First Instance

Kingdom of Sweden

Intervener at First Instance

Union nationale de l’apiculture française (UNAF)

Intervener at First Instance

Deutscher Berufs- und Erwerbsimkerbund eV

Intervener at First Instance

Österreichischer Erwerbsimkerbund

Intervener at First Instance

Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe)

Intervener at First Instance

Bee Life European Beekeeping Coordination (Bee Life)

Intervener at First Instance

Buglife — The Invertebrate Conservation Trust

Intervener at First Instance

Stichting De Bijenstichting

Applicant to Intervene

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Application to Intervene (order)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Stichting De Bijenstichting has a direct and existing interest in the result of the case sufficient to justify intervention under Article 40 of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Ratio Decidendi

Stichting De Bijenstichting’s field of activity, as set out in its statutes, has a direct link to the subject matter of the case, which concerns the approval of substances allegedly harmful to bees, and the case raises questions of principle affecting its interests; therefore, it has established a sufficient interest to intervene under Article 40 of the Statute.

Court Disposition

Application to intervene granted.

Orders

  • Stichting De Bijenstichting is granted leave to intervene in support of the form of order sought by the European Commission.
  • The Registrar shall ensure that a copy of all procedural documents is served on Stichting De Bijenstichting.