# Protection of the environment through criminal law

European Parliament procedure 2021/0422(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee DEVE / ENVI / JURI / LIBE / PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 1,820 committee amendments tabled by 59 Members between 2022-06-13 and 2022-12-06.

## What the amendments focus on

Dossier on the protection of the environment through criminal law. Amendments revise the directive's offences and penalties, adding a crime of ecocide, addressing inciting and aiding and abetting, and setting maximum terms of imprisonment and fines for natural persons; they weigh aggravating factors such as prior infringements, financial benefits from the offence, commission by an organised criminal group, and the polluter-pays principle.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie TOUSSAINT | France | Verts/ALE | 336 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97236.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 272 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES | Spain | NI | 172 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/202352.md |
| Ville NIINISTÖ | Finland | Verts/ALE | 147 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197802.md |
| Tilly METZ | Luxembourg | Verts/ALE | 146 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/193292.md |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | RE | 140 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197769.md |
| Alexandr VONDRA | Czechia | ECR | 138 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197537.md |
| Pascal DURAND | France | S&D | 134 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124693.md |
| Vlad GHEORGHE | Romania | RE | 131 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/209140.md |
| Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ | Slovakia | RE | 126 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197766.md |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Verts/ALE | 96 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58766.md |
| Frédérique RIES | Belgium | RE | 91 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4253.md |
| Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA | Spain | PfE | 89 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197829.md |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | RE | 88 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197770.md |
| Anja HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 74 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125023.md |

## Official source documents

- PE732.797: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-732797_EN.pdf
- PE732.882: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-732882_EN.pdf
- PE735.795: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-735795_EN.pdf
- PE736.406: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-736406_EN.pdf
- PE738.464: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-738464_EN.pdf
- PE738.572: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-738572_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-0422-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-0422-COD.json

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