The Conseil d’État rules that glue trap hunting is illegal
In response to requests from animal protection associations, calling for a ban on glue trap hunting, and by hunting federations, calling for the p ...
Unemployment insurance: the new rules for calculating the benefit have been suspended
Unhappy with upcoming reforms to unemployment insurance, several trade unions asked the urgent applications judge of the Conseil d’État to suspend ...
The Conseil d’État looks back over 2020
Public liberties, sustainable development, health, the economy, terrorism, personal data, employment rights, education... France’s Conseil d’État ...
Open-air election meetings are allowed without size limits and in compliance with health regulations
Ms Clémentine Autain and the political association “La France insoumise” asked the urgent applications judge attached to France’s Conseil d’Etat t ...
Kettling, accreditation of journalists... France’s Conseil d’Etat cancels several points of the law-and-order scheme
Further to applications filed by several associations and trade unions, the Conseil d’Etat has declared several points of the law-and-order scheme ...
The closure of nightclubs is justified for the time being because these venues present particular risks
Several organisations representing nightclub professionals have asked the Conseil d'Etat's urgent applications judge to order the Government to au ...
The urgent applications judge rejects the request to lift the curfew for "Qadr Night"
The Grande Mosquée de Paris and two associations asked the Conseil d'Etat's urgent applications judge to authorise the opening of mosques in...
Travel restrictions not suspended for people vaccinated or already infected with COVID-19
Individuals and an association asked the Conseil d'Etat's urgent applications judge to suspend the lockdown and curfew measures for people who hav ...
The Conseil d'Etat does not suspend the dissolution of the Génération Identitaire association
When the Génération Identitaire association challenged the dissolution of the association by the Government, the Conseil d'État's urgent applicati ...
The urgent applications judge decides not to suspend the BTS exams
300 students and associations have asked the Conseil d'État's urgent applications judge to suspend the BTS exams and instead validate them on the ...
Meeting of the French Vice-President of the Conseil d’Etat with the President of the Republic of Latvia
The Vice-President of the Conseil d’Etat, Bruno Lasserre, accompanied by the Delegate for International Relations, Yves Gounin, visited Riga from ...
The Government must ensure that all projects having a significant impact on the environment are the subject of an upstream assessment
France Nature Environnement (FNE) has asked the Conseil d'État to annul the decree that exempts small-scale development projects (buildings, infra ...
Connection data: the Council of State conciliates the implementation of European Union law and the effectiveness of the fight against terrorism and crime
Ruling on appeals lodged by several NGOs and a telecom operator, the Council of State has examined the conformity with EU law of French rules on th...
One year of legal proceedings linked to Covid-19
On 22 March 2020, at the first hearing in relation to Covid-19, a doctors' union asked the Conseil d’État to order tighter lockdown measures. The ...
The Conseil d'État approves the construction of a wind farm in Lanouée forest (Morbihan)
Local residents and environmental and landscape conservation associations have appealed to the Conseil d'État to annul the installation of a wind ...
Conseil d'État requests an advisory opinion from the European Court of Human Rights for the first time
For the first time, the Conseil d'État requested an advisory opinion from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), pursuant to Protocol No. 16 t ...
Art galleries: the urgent applications judge decides not to suspend their closure due to the seriousness of the health situation
The Conseil d'Etat's urgent applications judge ruled that the closure of art galleries to the public, in the same way as most other businesses, wa ...
2021 Baccalaureate: the Conseil d'État orders the introduction of a test for students in public schools that have chosen the "Languages and Cultures of Antiquity" option
With the 2021 baccalaureate approaching, the Civitas association urgently appealed to the Conseil d'Etat to request the introduction of a test in ...
The Conseil d'Etat quashes the possibility of transferring data from the GendNotes application to other files
Several associations asked the Conseil d'État to overturn the decree authorising the use of the "GendNotes" mobile application used by the Gendarm ...
Binational marriages: authorisation to enter France to get married must be granted
Several binational couples and an association have asked the Conseil d'État's urgent applications judge to add marriage to the compelling reasons ...
Transfer of asylum seekers to EU countries requires PCR tests
Two asylum seekers could not be transferred to the EU countries responsible for examining their application because they had refused to undergo a ...
5G: The Conseil d'État validates the prior authorisation regime for the operation of 5G operators' relay antennas
Bouygues Télécom and SFR have asked the Conseil d'État to annul the prior authorisation regime that telephone operators are subject to for the ope ...
Restrictions on the movement of vaccinated persons are justified.
An 83-year-old pensioner asked the urgent applications judge of the Conseil d’État to suspend the Government's travel restrictions so ...
Release window for films released in cinemas: the calendar for defining the new rules is not suspended
A court order in December 2020 requires TV channels and video-on-demand platforms to jointly define a new broadcasting calendar for films released ...
The urgent applications judge of the Conseil d’État rejects the request to adjust the curfew during Easter week
The appeal: Two associations asked the Conseil d’État to allow Catholics to go to a place of worship after 7pm during Easter week.The ...
The Conseil d’État rules against suspending the measures to remove two Russian nationals from French national territory
The appeal: Two Russian nationals challenged the deportation order - concerning their deportation from France to Russia - issued by the Prefect of ...
Dolphin bycatch: the requests filed by Sea Shepherd go beyond the scope of the powers of the urgent applications judge
The appeal: The NGO Sea Shepherd asked the urgent applications judge of the Conseil d’État to suspend fishing that poses a risk of dol...
Temporary authorisation of neonicotinoids for sugar beet in 2021 stems from the law
Validated by the Constitutional Council, the law of 14 December 2020 temporarily authorised the use of neonicotinoids for sugar beet, while other ...
Urgent reasons for travel: The Conseil d'État suspends this requirement for French citizens returning from abroad, but maintains it for travel to the French West Indies
The Conseil d'État deemed it disproportionate to require an urgent reason for French nationals wishing to return to France, as the impact of such ...
The urgent applications judge does not suspend the partnership between the Ministry of Health and Doctolib for the management of COVID-19 vaccination appointments
Associations and trade unions asked the Conseil d'État’s urgent applications judge to suspend the partnership between the Ministry of Health and D ...
