The relocation of the National Interest Market to La Gaude has been canceled by the Nice administrative court, which criticized the state for not having sufficiently studied the environmental impacts of setting up such a project in a Natura 2000 classified area.
The MIN of Nice comprises around a hundred businesses spread over 16 hectares. According to the administrative judge, this project could significantly affect the lower valley of the Var.
This is a victory for the CAPRE 06 association (Collective Association for Ecological Achievements) and the FNE Paca (France Nature Environment) association.
“It’s the fight of the general interest against private interests that elude us” — Sylvie Ronaldi, president of CAPRE 06.
A decision that could compromise the Grand Arenas business district and conference center project.
For the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes, this decision by the administrative court only delays the deadline. He plans to resume processing the file for the contested points, validate it, and sign a new order.
Business is business…as usual.
