Overview
- The judge at the Annecy tribunal required Amedea to carry out specific corrective measures on the A412 project and judged a full suspension of the chantier disproportionate.
- The court attached a daily astreinte of €20,000 for any delay in implementing the ordered measures to force rapid compliance.
- Inspectors and the court identified concrete failings on the site, including inadequate protection for beavers, missing rescue plans for fish, and absent anti-intrusion devices for amphibians, after large-scale clearing of about 85% of the planned 180 hectares.
- The prosecutor of Annecy had sought suspension on 21 October after the Office français de la biodiversité flagged breaches, and environmental groups including France Nature Environnement said the decision came too late for some populations while welcoming stronger enforcement.
- The ruling keeps the motorway project on track to ease cross-border traffic but raises immediate local stakes for farmers, protected habitats and ongoing litigation and protests that could shape whether the corrective measures are fully enforced.