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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9075

25 November 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court/criminal law
Commission underlines consequences of Court ruling acknowledging exclusive Community competence to compel Member States to use criminal penalties for environmental offences

Brussels, 24/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 23 November, the European Commission adopted a communication whereby it comments on the scope of the Court of Justice's ruling of 13 September this year. The ruling cancels a framework decision on protection of the environment through criminal law (framework decision 2003/80/JHA). In the ruling, the Court comes down on the side of the European Parliament and Commission in a case that brings them into opposition with the Council on the subject of...

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