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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9416
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment

“Environmental responsibility” directive comes into force on 30 April

Brussels, 27/04/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European directive on environmental responsibility will come into force on 30 April, by which date all member states will have to have transposed the directive into national law. The text, based on the principle of “the polluter pays” seeks to prevent and repair damage to the environment, whether this be to the aquatic environment, natural habitats, animals or plants. It does not cover damage by GMOs. Only Italy, Latvia and Lithuania have thus...

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