Justice Pesticides

Justice Pesticides is a French non-profit association whose stated purpose is to make available to everyone — especially victims of pesticides, regardless of nationality or status (neighbours, farmers, local authorities, scientists, etc.) — the full set of legal cases concerning pesticides worldwide. It operates primarily through its website, justicepesticides.org, which functions as an information and cooperation tool for pesticide victims. The site publishes detailed case summaries from multiple jurisdictions, including France, the United States, and Canada, and provides links to view each case in detail. It also highlights related news, such as the European Citizens' Initiative 'Save Bees and Farmers!' and developments in European Union pesticide regulation. The association is based in Paris, France, and its work is aimed at transparency, legal empowerment, and cross-border cooperation among those affected by pesticide use. While it is not a commercial product brand in the traditional sense, it is a trademarked organizational brand operating in the legal and environmental advocacy space.

Justice Pesticides is a French non-profit association established to serve as an information and cooperation tool for victims of pesticides. Its primary activity is the maintenance of a global legal database that collects and organizes lawsuits and legal decisions related to pesticides from around the world. The association aims to make this information accessible to all, particularly victims, regardless of nationality or status, including neighbours, farmers, local authorities, and scientists. The website justicepesticides.org publishes case summaries from various jurisdictions. For example, it reports on a French administrative court decision dated 30 November 2023, in which the Melun Administrative Court rejected a request by UPL Europe LTD; a US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on 7 November 2023 granting a request by several groups and unions of producers; and a Canadian Federal Court decision on 6 November 2023 dismissing applications by Safe Food Matters and Prevent Cancer Now, represented by Ecojustice. The association also engages with broader policy developments, such as the European Citizens' Initiative 'Save Bees and Farmers!' and the European Commission's February 2024 withdrawal of its proposal for a Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR). Justice Pesticides is based in Paris, France, and operates internationally in its scope of legal monitoring.

• Canadian Federal Court dismisses applications by Safe Food Matters and Prevent Cancer Now, represented by Ecojustice, as reported by Justice Pesticides.

• US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals grants request by several groups and unions of producers, as reported by Justice Pesticides.

• Melun Administrative Court (France) rejects request by UPL Europe LTD, as reported by Justice Pesticides.

• Justice Pesticides newsletter from Paris references COP28 and the UAE Declaration signed by over 130 states.

• European Commission announces withdrawal of its proposal for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR); 125 organisations including Justice Pesticides react.

Non-profit legal information and cooperation platform for pesticide victims and advocates.

• Global legal database on pesticides

  A database of legal cases concerning pesticides worldwide, accessible via the Justice Pesticides website.

• Case summaries and updates

  Regularly published summaries of court decisions and legal developments from various jurisdictions.

1. 1Justice Pesticides – Un outil d’information et de coopération des victimes des pesticides grâce à une base de données juridiques permettant d’agir.justicepesticides.org
2. 2Justice Pesticideswikidata.org