Stockholm Åkeri AB Pays/Territoire Suède Type de cour Nationale - cour supérieure Date Jui 17, 2009 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal Miljööverdomstolen Siège de la cour Stockholm Numéro de référence M1966-08 Langue Suédois Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Résumé A company, Stockolm Åkeri AB, applied for a permit for gravel extraction. They had previously operated in the area but paused the production during several years in which new permits were sought. A permit was given by the Environmental Court, but it was appealed to the Environmental Court of Appeal by several parties including environmental organisations.The appellants meant that there were risks of environmental damage should the gravel extraction be permitted. One of the main risks, they meant, was the existence of two bee species, classified as vulnerable. The furthermore meant that the precautionary principle had not been taken into account when granting the permit.The Environmental Court of Appeal concluded that the presence of the two vulnerable bee species did not preclude that a permit was granted. However, they chose to condition the permit in order to make sure that no harm was done to the species. The condition included that the company make sure that the bees were studied before the extraction was commenced. The Environmental Court of Appeal also decided that the study concluded would be used as a basis for the review of the operations and that it would be looked at in case of a revision of the permit and possible after treatments needed. Texte intégral M1966-08.pdf