Projects - Criminal Enforcement

The Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC) requires Member States to inspect shipments of waste and to co-operate with each other. The Enforcement Actions project was set up for the following reasons: - Some Member States expressed the need for a formalised project framework in order to integrate this with the enforcement inspections in their own countries; - International cooperation is essential to tackle international environmental problems; and - The network of enforcers in the field...
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Enforcement is the tool that the authorities can use to achieve compliance with the regulation. Compliance with the legal requirements is an essential foundation for environmental protection. Without compliance, environmental requirements will not achieve the desired results. Enforcement is an important action second to regulation, inspection and identification of non-compliance. This project can be considered as a continuation of previous IMPEL projects like: Review of Compliance promotion, Inspections...
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An important result is that the exercise has given some insight in the criminal enforcement of environmental law in legal practice. This insight in the legal practice of criminal enforcement of environmental law in various countries is since it may encourage the transboundary cooperation between the various authorities by providing a better understanding of the various policies pursued. Thus, this insight can also contribute to a better implementation of European environmental law.
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