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European Union
French Republic v European Commission (T-257/07)
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Substance
1. Considerations of principle
Precautionary principle
Risk assessment
—Scientific risk assessment
73

French Republic v European Commission (T-257/07)

Judgment of 9 Sept 2011law://eu/cjeu/2007/t-257-07/para_73@2026-11-12

73As a scientific process, the scientific risk assessment must be entrusted by the institution to scientific experts (Pfizer Animal Health v Council, cited in paragraph 68 above, paragraph 157, and Alpharma v Council, cited in paragraph 68 above, paragraph 170).

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: General Court · Third Chamber, sitting with five Judges
Case: T-257/07 · ECLI:EU:T:2011:444
Decided: 9 Sept 2011
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: French Republic
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: J. Azizi
Bench: 5 judges
J. Azizi, E. Cremona, I. Labucka, S. Frimodt Nielsen, K. O’Higgins
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62007TJ0257

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Cites 21: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)5 provisions; Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety; Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commission of the European Communities (C-405/07); French Government v Commission of the European Communities (C-15/76, C-16/76); Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (C-525/04 P); Association internationale des utilisateurs de fils de filaments artificiels et synthétiques et de soie naturelle (AIUFFASS) and Apparel, Knitting & Textiles Alliance (AKT) v Commission of the European Communities (T-380/94); Roquette Frères SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-322/01); Pfizer Animal Health SA v Council of the European Union (T-13/99); Solvay Pharmaceuticals BV v Council of the European Union (T-392/02); Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption; Salzgitter AG v Commission of the European Communities (T-308/00); British United Provident Association Ltd (BUPA), BUPA Insurance Ltd and BUPA Ireland Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (T-289/03); Safety Hi-Tech Srl v S. & T. Srl (C-284/95); Enviro Tech (Europe) Ltd v Belgian State (C-425/08); Artegodan GmbH and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-74/00, T-76/00, T-83/00, T-84/00, T-85/00, T-132/00, T-137/00, T-141/00); United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Commission of the European Communities (C-180/96); Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; Henk Altmann and Margaret Casson v Commission of the European Communities (T-177/94, T-377/94); Monsanto Agricoltura Italia SpA and Others v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Others (C-236/01); Alpharma Inc. v Council of the European Union (T-70/99); Technische Universität München v Hauptzollamt München-Mitte (C-269/90)