The Conseil d'État suspends the dissolution of the climate activist group, Les Soulèvements de la Terre
Sitting on a panel of three Councillors of State, the Conseil d'État's urgent applications judge today suspended the dissolution of Les Soulèvemen ...
Bilateral Franco-Polish seminar at the Council of State 6 and 7 July 2023
On 6 and 7 July 2023, the Council of State welcomed a delegation from the Polish Supreme Administrative Court (Naczelny Sad Administracyjny)*, led ...
The Conseil d'État upholds the French Football Federation’s ban on wearing “any sign or clothing clearly showing political, philosophical, religious or union affiliation” during play, rejecting petitions.
A petition was brought before the Conseil d'État by two associations that wanted the French Football Federation (FFF) to authorise the wearing of ...
Use of drones for law enforcement purposes: the Conseil d’État rejects the request to suspend government decree
The Conseil d’État's urgent applications judge has rejected an appeal, brought by an individual and an organisation, to suspend the decree impleme ...
La Talaudière Prison in Saint-Étienne: the Conseil d’État orders 7 additional measures to improve living conditions for prisoners
In a case brought by two associations, the Conseil d’État's urgent applications judge today ordered La Talaudière Prison (Saint-Étienne) to take s ...
Greenhouse gas emissions: the Government must take new measures and submit an initial report by the end of the year
In a case brought by the town of Grande-Synthe, the Conseil d'État had ordered the Government to take all necessary measures, by 31 March 2022, to ...
Franco-israeli Seminar, May 9-11,2023
A delegation from the Israeli Supreme Court* led by its President, Mrs Esther Hayut, was welcomed at the Council of State on Thursday May 11, 2023 ...
Hospitals: the urgent applications judge upholds the remuneration framework for temporary doctors
The Conseil d’État's urgent applications judge today rejected a request by the SNMRH (Syndicat national des médecins remplaçants dans les hôpitaux ...
Renovation of lycées in the 1990s: the Conseil d'Etat confirms that the Ile-de-France region brought the case before the courts in due time
On the grounds of prescription, several public works companies had appealed to the Conseil d'Etat against the ruling that ordered them to compensa ...
Neonicotinoids: no exemptions to the European ban
Following a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union on 19 January this year, the Conseil d’État has ruled that the derogations to the ...
A69 motorway: the felling of trees has already been suspended until September
Following a petition from an environmental organisation, the urgent applications judge of the Conseil d’État found today that the felling of trees ...
Lottery and gambling rights: the monopoly of La Française des Jeux is justified on the grounds of public order and control of the risk of addiction
In response to a petition by a voluntary organisation and several lottery and gambling companies, the Conseil d’État found today that the monopoly ...
Franco-Swedish bilateral seminar at the Council of State
The painting “Fuck abstraction!" by Miriam Cahn can remain on display in the Palais de Tokyo
In response to a petition by several voluntary organisations, the urgent applications judge of the Conseil d’État found today that the display of ...
Part of the sea fishing season for eel is temporarily suspended
Following appeals from two environmental organisations, the Conseil d’Etat’s urgent applications judge has temporarily suspended the sea fishing s ...
The freeze on Russian real estate – publishing property owners’ names is legal
Following European measures taken in response to the war in Ukraine, the French Government issued a decree to allow the publication of the names o ...
Job protection plans, collective contractual termination: the Conseil d'État specifies the rules
Ten years ago, the legislator entrusted the administrative judge with disputes relating to "severance schemes", i.e. disputes relating to the vali ...
Accidental capture of small cetaceans: the Government must act within six months to ensure the survival of dolphins and porpoises in the Bay of Biscay
In response to appeals from three associations, the Conseil d'Etat today ordered the Government to close fishing areas in the Bay of Biscay for ap ...
The conversions of shops into dark stores must be authorised by the City of Paris
Today, the Conseil d’État found that so-called dark stores are warehouses under the meaning of the French Town Planning Code and the local town pl ...
Bilateral Franco-Dutch seminar at the Council of State
After numerous postponements due to the Covid epidemic, the Council of State welcomed a delegation from the Dutch Council of State*, led by its vi ...
Bilateral seminar : the Council of State visits the German Federal Finance Court
On 6 and 7 February 2023, the Council of State visited Munich for a bilateral seminar at the German Federal Finance Court (Bundesfinanzhof). This ...
Rising energy prices: the exceptional increase in the amount of nuclear energy sold off by EDF to its competitors in 2022 is legal
In response to an appeal by EDF and its employee and shareholder organisations, the Conseil d’État today ruled that the Government’s decision to i ...
Violent evacuation of Montpellier University in 2018: the disciplinary sanction imposed on Jean-Luc Coronel de Boissezon upon appeal is too lenient and must be revised
For his involvement in the violent removal of students occupying the amphitheatre of Montpellier University in 2018, Jean-Luc Coronel de Boissezon ...
CBD: Annulment of the order prohibiting the sale of cannabis flowers and leaves with no intoxicating effects
The Conseil d’État has annulled the order of 30 December 2021 prohibiting the sale of cannabis flowers and leaves with THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) ...
Flamanville EPR reactor: weld repair work and operating tests may go ahead
Several organisations had asked the Conseil d’État to annul the additional time allowed for the performance of weld repair work on the EPR reactor ...
The Conseil d’État rescinds the list of fruit and vegetables that can still be sold in plastic packaging
The French Law on preventing waste and the circular economy gave the Government the task of creating a list of fruit and vegetables that present ...
The Conseil d’État sets out the rules for construction work and protecting endangered species
Organisations may need to obtain a “protected species” exemption to carry out certain building works and other projects. Today, the Conseil d’État ...
Traditional bird hunting: the 2021-2022 authorisations are unlawful
After suspending them in an interim ruling last year, the Conseil d’État today found that the authorisations granted for the traditional hunting o ...
Ocean Viking: the Conseil d’État dismisses the appeal asking for the emergency cessation of the temporary waiting area in which some passengers have been held
The urgent applications judge of the Conseil d’État today dismissed the appeal from the national association for border assistance to foreigners ( ...
The Swiss Federal Court at the Council of State to discuss three major contemporary issues
On 27 and 28 October 2022, the Council of State hosted the Swiss Federal Court as part of the institution's ongoing dialogue with its European cou ...
