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ECOSOC Resolution 2011/36

ECOSOC Resolution 2011/36: Crime prevention and criminal justice responses against illicit trafficking in endangered species of wild fauna and flora

In 2011, the Economic and Social Council adopted Resolution 2011/36 on crime prevention and criminal justice responses to trafficking in endangered species of wild fauna and flora. In this resolution, the Council invited Member States to consider making illicit trafficking in endangered species of wild fauna and flora a …

EU Birds Directive

Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds

Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (this is the codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) is the EU ’ s oldest piece of nature legislation and one of the most important, creating …

EU Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA

Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008 on the fight against organised crime

The aim of this Framework Decision is to harmonise Member States ’ definitions of crimes related to a criminal organisation and to lay down corresponding penalties for these offences. There are two types of conduct of which Member States must recognise at least one as an offence: active participation in an …

EU Directive 2003/105/EC – Seveso II (extension)

Directive 2003/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2003 amending Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances

In the light of industrial accidents (Toulouse, Baia Mare and Enschede) and studies on carcinogens and substances dangerous for the environment, the Seveso II Directive was extended by Directive 2003/105/EC. The most important extensions were to cover risks arising from storage and processing activities in mining; from pyrotechnic …

EU Directive 2008/99/EC

Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law

Directive 2008/99 on the protection of the environment through criminal law requires EU Member States to criminalize a variety of acts, some of which are defined by reference to EC or national legislation listed annexes longer than the main body of the Directive. Many of these, in turn, are …

EU Directive 2009/123/EC

Directive 2009/123/EC of the European Parliament and European Council of 21 October 2009 amending Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringements (Text with EEA relevance)

The provisions of Directive 2009/123/EC lay down amendments and addenda to Directive 2005/35/EC, firstly by widening its scope, which hereinafter includes also penalties for criminal offences. Such penalties cover offences committed by natural persons and legal persons. This Directive is implemented by the Act on Prevention …

EU Directive 2012/18/EU – Seveso III

Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

The aim of the Seveso III Directive to align the current scope [Seveso II] to new international chemicals classification (CLP Regulation transposing GHS classification). Source: http://www.seve…s.pdf

EU Directive 96/82/EC – Seveso II

Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances

The aim of the Seveso II Directive is two-fold. Firstly, the directive aims at the prevention of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances. Secondly, as accidents do continue to occur, the directive aims at the limitation of the consequences of such accidents not only for man (safety and health aspects) but …

EU Directive No 2013/50/EU

Directive 2013/50/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading and Commission Directive 2007/14/EC laying down detailed rules for the implementation of certain provisions of Directive 2004/109/EC

Directive No 2013/50/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amends Directive No 2004/109/EC (Transparency Directive). Preable 7 of the Directive reads as follows: "In order to provide for enhanced transparency of payments made to governments, issuers whose securities are admitted …

EU Environmental Liability Directive

EU Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage

Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage (ELD) establishes a framework based on the polluter pays principle to prevent and remedy environmental damage. The polluter pays-principle is set …

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