Press Release: Judgments in Joined Cases T-429/13. Bayer CropScience AG and Others v Commission and T-451/13 Syngenta Crop Protection AG and Others v Commission, and in Case T-584/13 BASF Agro BV and Others v Commission

The General Court confirms the validity of the restrictions introduced at EU level in 2013 against the insecticides clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid because of the risks those substances pose to bees.

However, it largely upholds the action brought by BASF and annuls the measures restricting the use of the pesticide fipronil, since they were imposed without a prior impact assessment.