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|Type of template= Policy instrument  
 
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|Description=The '''Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law''' is an environmental measure aimed at improving the quality of the environment for European citizens and providing them with a high quality of life, making sure that Member States implement the legislation they have signed up to.   
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|Description=The '''Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law''' regulates the protection of the environment through criminal law and significantly contributes to the more effective implementation of environmental protection policy at EU level.   
|Objective=To implement environmental laws in an effective way and to create a close cooperation between national authorities in environmental issues for a better implementation at the EU level 
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|Objective= To ensure a more effective protection of the environment by imposing criminal penalties on certain behaviour which is seriously detrimental to the environment.
 
|Start=2008
 
|Start=2008
 
|End=  
 
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|Policy area=Environment
 
|Policy area=Environment
 
|Language=English   
 
|Language=English   
|URL=http://ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/implementation_en.htm
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|URL=http://ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/crime/index.htm
 
|Format=html   
 
|Format=html   
 
|Access= Free  
 
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|Country=Belgium   
 
|Country=Belgium   
 
|Date=7/11/2011   
 
|Date=7/11/2011   
|Target= Implementation of Community environmental legislation
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|Target= More effective implementation of environmental legislation
 
|Legal status =Legally binding  
 
|Legal status =Legally binding  
 
|Type of instrument=Regulatory
 
|Type of instrument=Regulatory
 
|Form of instrument=Directive  
 
|Form of instrument=Directive  
|Monitoring, assessing and reporting=National reports
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|Monitoring, assessing and reporting= National reports
|Linkages=[[UNEP]],[[IMPEL]],[[DG Environment]],[[EUROSTAT]]
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|Linkages=[[UNEP]], [[IMPEL]], [[EUROSTAT]]
|Keywords=Environmental legislation, European Union, international cooperation, environmental protection
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|Keywords=Environmental legislation, environmental protection, criminal law, European Union
 
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Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law
Start date: 2008
Scope: European Union
Policy area: Environment
Legal status: Legally binding
Type of instrument: Regulatory
Form of instrument: Directive
Language: English
URL: Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law website
Format: html
Access: Free
Publisher: European Commission
Country(ies): Belgium
Date: 7/11/2011

The Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law regulates the protection of the environment through criminal law and significantly contributes to the more effective implementation of environmental protection policy at EU level.

Objective To ensure a more effective protection of the environment by imposing criminal penalties on certain behaviour which is seriously detrimental to the environment.
Target More effective implementation of environmental legislation
Monitoring, assessing and reporting National reports
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions UNEP, IMPEL, EUROSTAT
Keywords Environmental legislation, environmental protection, criminal law, European Union
FOREST EUROPE criteria FOREST EUROPE indicators ToSIA indicators
No FOREST EUROPE criteria for this Policy instrument No FOREST EUROPE indicators for this Policy instrument No ToSIA indicators for this Policy instrument