The summary judge of the Council of State, urgently seized by nature defenders, on Monday suspended new government decrees authorizing traditional bird hunts.
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After a first cancellation in August by the highest administrative court of the country of several hunting authorizations (thrushes, blackbirds, lapwing, golden plovers, skylarks with nets or cages), the judge considered that the government had taken mi -October these new orders on the same basis, running the risk of contravening European law, and that there was thus
"a serious doubt as to their legality".
After this first urgent decision, the Council of State will rule on the merits of the appeals against these decrees in the coming months.