Pfizer Animal Health SA v. Council of the European Union País/Territorio Unión Europea Tipo de la corte Corte internacional Fecha Sep 11, 2002 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal European Court of Justice Sede de la corte Luxembourg Juez JAzizi, KLenaerts and M, Jaeger. Número de referencia T-13/99 Idioma Inglés Materia Medio ambiente gen., Desechos y sustancias peligrosas Palabra clave Salud pública Principio de cautela Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Alimentos para animales/piensos Bioseguridad Sanidad animal Sustancias peligrosas Resumen This lengthy case deals with the precautionary measure to no longer allow for the use of a specific type of antibiotic in animal feed in order to protect human health. Pfizer, the producer of the antibiotic, claims that errors were made with regard to risk assessment and management, that the precautionary principle was misapplied, that the obligation to state reasons and the principle of protection of legitimate expectations were breached. All these claims were rejected by the CFI, that went into an interesting legal argumentation on the above-mentioned principles and the wide discretion of the European authorities in decising which protective measures they want to take. Pfizer might still decide to appeal, in order to get more clarity on the boundaries of this discretion. Texto completo Pfizer Animal Health SA supported by Asociación nacional 11-09-2002 english.pdf Pfizer Animal Health SA supported by Asociación nacional 11-09-2002 french.pdf Pfizer Animal Health SA supported by Asociación nacional 11-09-2002 spanish.pdf Página web curia.europa.eu