The Council of States admits “measures have been made” to cut air pollution but they “will not enable to improve the situation”. This Wednesday August 4, 2021, the highest administrative body has delivered their decision and fined the French State to 10 million euros.
“Although measures have been made, the Council of States now considers they will not enable to improve the situation anytime soon, because the implementation of some of them remains uncertain and their impacts have not been assessed”, the Council of State stated in a release issued this Wednesday. “This is why it fines the State to 10 million euros for the first semester of the year 2021 and pay to the Les Amis de la Terre association that initially referred them, as well as to several organizations and associations committed in the fight against air pollution”.
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— Conseil d'État (@Conseil_Etat) August 4, 2021
Tweet reads: “The Council of State will assess the government’s action for the second semester of the year 2021 in early 2022 and will decide if the State will have to pay another penalty”.
Furthermore, this penalty can be renewed within six months if the decision is not fully completed.
A few minutes after the announcement, the Les Amis de la Terre association – that referred to the Council of State – did not hide their satisfaction.
✌️#JamaisVu 🙌- Le @Conseil_Etat oblige l’État à payer une astreinte de 10 millions d’€, jusqu’à ce qu’il se mette en règle sur la #pollution de l’air en 🇫🇷
— Les Amis de la Terre FR (@amisdelaterre) August 4, 2021
C'est le résultat d'une mobilisation sans relâche des associations et citoyen·nes !
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Tweet reads: “Never before seen – the Council of State fines the State to 10 million euros until they regularize their situation as of air pollution in France. This is the outcome of relentless mobilization of associations and citizens!”
For the record, in July 2020, the Council of State ordered the government to make necessary measures to improve the air quality in several areas in France, or have to pay a 10-million-euro penalty per semester of delay.
