Ec Public Consultation On Environmental Crime

This consultation (10 October 2019 - 2 January 2020) is part of the evaluation of Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law adopted on 19 November 2008.
The objective of the Directive is to contribute to a more effective protection of the environment and full application of the existing environmental EU legislation through criminal law. It aims at ensuring a level playing field in the Member States by approximating the criminalisation of environmental offenses, and ensuring deterrent sanction levels in all Member States.

Through the evaluation, the Commission aims to assess whether Member States have taken appropriate measures at all levels of the enforcement chain to ensure effective implementation of the Directive.