# Ship-source pollution and introduction of penalties, including criminal penalties, for pollution offences

European Parliament procedure 2008/0055(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee ENVI / JURI / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 10 committee amendments tabled by 4 Members between 2008-10-10 and 2009-01-27.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative file on ship-source pollution and the introduction of penalties, including criminal penalties, for pollution offences. The amendments classify unlawful ship-source discharges of polluting substances as administrative, criminal or repeated minor offences, require measures against inciting, aiding and abetting such offences, set out penalties, and amend provisions on inspection, monitoring and surveillance and a multidisciplinary database.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josu ORTUONDO LARREA | Spain | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4377.md |
| Michl EBNER | Italy | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2075.md |
| Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV | Bulgaria | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38602.md |
| Eva LICHTENBERGER | Austria | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28253.md |

## Official source documents

- PE414.206: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.206+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.062: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.062+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.092: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.092+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0055-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0055-COD.json

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