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A French civil court on Tuesday dismissed a fast-track lawsuit brought by campaigners against energy major TotalEnergies over its oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania, saying the case should be examined in depth in a standard trial.

plan “comprising the five items required by the duty of vigilance law, in sufficient detail so as not to be considered purelyprevented France from enacting laws that govern the overseas activities of companies present in France“

That’s consistent with a really widespread and growing recognition in the international community that states have an obligation to regulate and take responsibility for the conduct and impacts of companies, within their jurisdiction, operating abroad,” said Nikki Reichert, climate and energy director at the Centre for International Environmental Law in Washington.a French court did not have jurisdiction over the overseas activities of its subsidiary TotalEnergies EP Uganda.

Other French multinationals, including nuclear giant EDF, water supplier Suez, bank BNP Paribas and agri-food firm Danone have been sued under the 2017 law. Those cases centre on claims as diverse as plastics pollution, working conditions in France and overseas, loans to companies contributing to deforestation, and land clashes with indigenous populations on construction of new projects.Friends of the Earth France said they reserved their right to further legal action.

The group can refile the suit as a standard trial, rather than the emergency fast-track procedure that was the basis of Tuesday’s ruling.

 

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