More than 400 dairy farmers have registered with the law firms Hekkelman, Linssen and Achmea for new summary proceedings against the State. They want to come under the 2017 Phosphate Reduction Regulation.
The more than 400 dairy farmers have entered into an irreversible investment commitment aimed at growth before July 2015. The law firms are busy testing the applications. They must use this to estimate the feasibility of new summary proceedings.
Testing documents
The dairy farmers have to hand over all kinds of documents to the lawyers. This concerns, for example, financing documents, permits, contractor agreements and purchase invoices for stable equipment and land.
Hope for judge's verdict
This group is applying as a result of the outcome of the 6 lawsuits, which were brought by a total of 52 dairy farmers. on May 4 the judge ruled that the 2017 Phosphate Reduction Regulation is a disproportionately heavy financial burden for the dairy farmers concerned, because they had already entered into irreversible financial obligations. "He was not foreseeable and does not offer any compensation," the judge ruled.
Appeal decision for September
The scheme is therefore non-binding for the 52 dairy farmers. This group does not need to dispose of livestock for the time being. The Ministry of Economic Affairs is challenging the ruling. That made the outgoing Secretary of State Martijn van Dam Friday 12 May known. The outcome of the appeal is expected before September.
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