Legal Opinion
Amchem Products, Inc. v. Gaf Corporation and Douglas M. Costle, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1979No. 76-3801PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
The primary issue on this appeal is the effective date of the amendments to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. §§ 135-135k (1976) (superseded Oct. 21, 1976 by 7 U.S.C. §§ 136-136y), enacted by the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972 (FEPCA), Pub.L. No. 92-516, 86 Stat. 973 (1972). Those amendments provide, in pertinent part, that an applicant for registration of a pesticide under FIFRA must offer compensation for the use of scientific test data submitted by a prior applicant. Am-chem Products, Inc. (Amchem) appeals…
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Public Citizen Health Research Group v. Food and Drug AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co. v. CostleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Frank Diehl Farms v. Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Chevron Chemical Company v. Douglas M. CostleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co., Inc. v. CostleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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