European Parliament Endorses Deal To Criminalize Maritime Pollution Incidents

摘要

Members of the European Parliament sitting in Strasbourg, France, May 5 backed European Commission proposals that will require EU countries to criminalize serious pollution discharges from ships.rnThe plans, endorsed by lawmakers 588-42 with three abstentions, are seen as a complement to legislation finalized in May 2008 requiring EU member states to apply criminal penalties to a number of environmental offenses, including serious instances of waste dumping, deliberate pollution releases, and serious damage to conservation sites (31 INER 473, 5/28/08).