Brussels seeks powers to put polluters in jail

jp · 07-02-2007, 09:40 PM

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The European Commission is ready to move into national governments' criminal law, proposing to harmonise what constitutes serious environmental crimes and what the minimum level of penalties should be across the EU.

The draft paper – to be introduced on Thursday (8 February) and seen by EUobserver – calls for "more dissuasive sanctions for environmentally harmful activities, which typically cause or are likely to cause substantial damage to the air, soil, water, animals or plants".

Brussels lists nine sets of offences, such as unlawful treatment of waste or unlawful possession of protected wild plants and animals, that should be considered criminal throughout Europe, with possible punishment ranging from one to ten years' imprisonment.

The paper also states when and to what extent companies could be held liable for environmental offences, with fines between €300,000 and €1.5 million being suggested.

http://euobserver.com/9/23436

Independent UKIP · 08-02-2007, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jp

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The European Commission is ready to move into national governments' criminal law, proposing to harmonise what constitutes serious environmental crimes and what the minimum level of penalties should be across the EU.

The draft paper – to be introduced on Thursday (8 February) and seen by EUobserver – calls for "more dissuasive sanctions for environmentally harmful activities, which typically cause or are likely to cause substantial damage to the air, soil, water, animals or plants".

Brussels lists nine sets of offences, such as unlawful treatment of waste or unlawful possession of protected wild plants and animals, that should be considered criminal throughout Europe, with possible punishment ranging from one to ten years' imprisonment.

The paper also states when and to what extent companies could be held liable for environmental offences, with fines between €300,000 and €1.5 million being suggested.

http://euobserver.com/9/23436

We should of course be discussing our opposition to this objectional proposal but (& I am as guilty as anyone on this) we are concentrating on arguing on all sorts of other topics. :cry:

mkpdavies · 08-02-2007, 10:18 AM

The envirofascists will be pleased.

Get out, get out now before it is too late.

g hall · 08-02-2007, 12:12 PM

What does moving between 2 administrative centres come under?

g hall · 09-02-2007, 10:55 AM

Of course this is the thin edge of the wedge and you will have the same laws all over the EU enforced by a EU police force

Westcountryman · 09-02-2007, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by g hall

What does moving between 2 administrative centres come under?

08-02-2007, 10:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
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g hall Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: erewhon Posts: 5,522	What does moving between 2 administrative centres come under? __________________ "That government is best which governs least." "This is a sharp Medicine, but it is a Physician for all diseases and miseries". "To be "matter of fact" about the world is to blunder into fantasy --and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful." Remember TANSTAAFL and TANJ

09-02-2007, 10:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
g hall Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: erewhon Posts: 5,522	Of course this is the thin edge of the wedge and you will have the same laws all over the EU enforced by a EU police force __________________ "That government is best which governs least." "This is a sharp Medicine, but it is a Physician for all diseases and miseries". "To be "matter of fact" about the world is to blunder into fantasy --and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful." Remember TANSTAAFL and TANJ

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