5 Amendments of Sonia ALFANO related to 2001/2038(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas Directive 2008/99/EC on the protection of the environment through criminal law defines a minimum number of serious environment-related offences and requires Member States to provide for more dissuasive criminal penalties for this type of offence when committed intentionally or as a result of gross negligence;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas illegal waste disposal has also become part of the activities of organised crime, which raises questions about the role of the authorities responsible and, in respect of industrial waste, of industry collusion;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to carefully monitor the transposition by the Member States of the EU directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law, to ensure that it is done promptly and effectively; calls on the Commission to develop inovative instruments for the prosecution of environmental offences in which organised crime plays a role;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recommends the imposition of adequate and dissuasive fines and penalties for the illegal disposal of waste, especially toxic and hazardous waste, partly to compensate for environmental damage in accordance with the polluter-pays principle; calls for effective measures to combat any infiltration of waste management by organised crime and against any connections between organised crime and lawful industry or public authorities;