Ybbarpsån Formic Acid Country/Territory Sweden Type of court National - higher court Date Oct 17, 2003 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Miljööverdomstolen Seat of court Stockholm Reference number M714-03 Language Swedish Subject Waste & hazardous substances, Legal questions, Water Keyword Access-to-justice Abstract The case was related to case number M454-02 regarding the company Perstorp Aktiebolag that had sought a permit in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act (1969:387) to construct and run a factory manufacturing dendritic polymers in Perstorp municipality. The permit was granted by the Environmental Court, but was later appealed by an individual to the Environmental Court of Appeal.The former case concerned the right to legal standing because of emissions of non-degradable chemical substances into the Ybbarps river, 11-12 kilometres from the property of the appellant. The appellant had standing in the case as the non-degradable substances could affect The present case was about emissions as a result of the production of formic acid into the same river, at the same distance from the property.In this case, the appellant was not granted standing, unlike in the former case. The Environmental Court of Appeal reasoned that the substances emitted into the river as a result of formic acid production were easily degradable, and therefore the appellant 11-12 kilometres downriver would not be affected by the granting of a permit in this case. Full text M714-03.pdf