ARTICLE · 07 FEBRUARY 2016

Environmental Exposure: A Step Towards Compensation Of Neighbours Of Former Asbestos-Using Plants?

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On 22 October 2015, the Paris Civil Court handed down a judgment concerning environmental exposure to asbestos which could pave the way towards compensation of neighbours of industrial sites.

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On 22 October 2015, the Paris Civil Court ("Tribunal de grande instance de Paris") handed down a judgment concerning environmental exposure to asbestos which could pave the way towards compensation of neighbours of industrial sites.

Originally, the dispute, which related to depollution issues, had arisen between the company S.A. Comptoir de Minéraux et Matières Premières ("CMMP"), a former operator of an asbestos and zircon grinding plant, and the purchasers of this industrial site located in Aulnay-sous-Bois.

Three associations (l'Association Départementale de Défense des Victimes de l'Amiante 93, Ban Asbestos France and l'Association Aulnay Environnement) intervened voluntarily in the proceedings, arguing that the operator had delayed the site's depollution. Each requested damages amounting to €10,000 on the ground of non-pecuniary loss.

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