Judgment_paragraph 60 · Afton Chemical Limited v Secretary of State for Transport (C-343/09)

60A correct application of the precautionary principle presupposes, first, identification of the potentially negative consequences for health of the proposed use of MMT, and, secondly, a comprehensive assessment of the risk to health based on the most reliable scientific data available and the most recent results of international research (see Case C-333/08 Commission v France [2010] ECR I-757, paragraph 92 and case-law there cited).

Afton Chemical Limited v Secretary of State for Transport (C-343/09)

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