The Czech Presidency of the EU Council submitted a new text to Member States on 13 October on the Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law (see EUROPE B13042A6, B13030A3). It introduces new information on the most discussed articles over several months, namely the level of sanctions for natural and legal persons who commit environmental offences.
On Article 5 of the proposed directive, which sets a maximum prison sentence for natural persons, there are still...