This Directive lays down the principles to be followed by Member States in the field of environmental criminal law. The aim is to achieve the effective protection of the environment through more dissuasive penalties for environmentally harmful activities, which typically cause or are likely to cause substantial damage to the air, including the stratosphere, to soil, water, animals or plants, including to the conservation of species.
This Directive lays down the principles to be followed by Member States in the field of environmental criminal law. The aim is to achieve the effective protection of the environment through more dissuasive penalties for environmentally harmful activities, which typically cause or are likely to cause substantial damage to the air, including the stratosphere, to soil, water, animals or plants, including to the conservation of species.
Title:
Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law.
Country:
European Union
Type of document:
Legislation
Date of text:
2008
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Repealed:
No
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