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Offshore wind power: the law restricting recourse

2020-11-26T14:55:45.936Z


To curb the explosion of disputes, it made the Council of State the only window in the event of a dispute, causing an outcry.


"It is a scandalous measure which restricts the rights of citizens!",

Gets carried away Emmanuel Vrignaud, at the head of an association which fights against one of the projects of wind turbines at sea. This anger, which is shared by other associative structures but also several lawyers, is caused by the future means of contesting in court the wind farms developed off our coasts.

Included in the law on the acceleration and simplification of public action (Asap), passed last month, a new provision indeed provides for the removal of a new level of jurisdiction.

One more.

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While the administrative court, the usual first level of appeal, had already been taken out of this procedure in 2016, the second floor will also be.

The Nantes administrative court of appeal, which until then had sole jurisdiction to deal with this heavy dispute, will, in turn, go by the wayside.

Only the Council of State will remain, the only gateway to lodge an appeal.

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Source: lefigaro

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