Directive (EU) 2024/12032021/0422(COD)COM(2021)851JURI

Protection of the environment through criminal law

Protection of the environment through criminal law and replacing Directive 2008/99/EC

Stage: In force, reached 30 Apr 2024
In force: In force since 20 May 2024 · CELEX 32024L1203
Transposition deadline: 21 May 2026
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Antonius Manders (EPP)
Last activity: 30 Apr 2024

47 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 30 Apr 2024.

Show the earlier record: 36 dates, 30 Dec 2020 to 29 Feb 2024

30 Dec 2020
- Inception impact assessment closed: Improving environmental protection through criminal law, 17 responses · Commission
3 May 2021
- Public consultation closed: Improving environmental protection through criminal law, 492 responses · Commission
15 Dec 2021
- Adoption by Commission
16 Dec 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
17 Dec 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
13 Jan 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
27 Jan 2022
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
24 Mar 2022
- Plenary sitting
21 Apr 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Improving environmental protection through criminal law, 19 responses · Commission
27 Apr 2022
- Committee opinion tabled
29 Apr 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
21 Jun 2022
- Committee opinion tabled
13 Jul 2022
- Committee opinion tabled
30 Sept 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
3 Oct 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
5 Oct 2022
- Committee opinion tabled
12 Oct 2022
- Committee report tabled
25 Oct 2022
- Committee opinion adopted
30 Nov 2022
- Committee opinion adopted
7 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
8 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
9 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
16 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
6 Feb 2023
- Committee opinion adopted
23 Feb 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
21 Mar 2023
- Committee report adopted
28 Mar 2023
- Tabled for plenary
29 Mar 2023
- Plenary sitting
14 Apr 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
17 Apr 2023
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
5 May 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
11 Dec 2023
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
22 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
26 Feb 2024
- Debate in plenary
27 Feb 2024
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
29 Feb 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies

13 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
15 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
18 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
19 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
20 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
26 Mar 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
11 Apr 2024
- Signed
30 Apr 2024
- Published in the Official Journal

11 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Antonius Manders	EPP	NL	JURI
Shadow rapporteur	Franco Roberti	S&D	IT	JURI
Shadow rapporteur	Ilana Cicurel	Renew	FR	JURI
Shadow rapporteur	Jorge Buxadé Villalba	ECR	ES	JURI
Shadow rapporteur	Manon Aubry	The Left	FR	JURI
Shadow rapporteur	Marie Toussaint	Greens/EFA	FR	JURI
Shadow rapporteur	Virginie Joron	PfE	FR	JURI
Rapporteur for opinion	Caroline Roose	Greens/EFA	BE	DEVE
Rapporteur for opinion	Sirpa Pietikäinen	EPP	FI	ENVI
Rapporteur for opinion	Saskia Bricmont	Greens/EFA	BE	LIBE
Rapporteur for opinion	Vlad Gheorghe	Renew	RO	PETI

16 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A9-0087/2023Parliament
Proposal · COM(2021)0851Parliament
Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32024L1203R(01)Commission
Text adopted · Directive 2024/1203Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 15.04.2025Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 30.04.2024Commission
Committee opinion · PE731.606Parliament
Proposal · PE731.654Parliament
Committee opinion · PE731.806Parliament
Committee opinion · PE732.916Parliament
Committee opinion · PE737.180Parliament
Report · PE737.290Parliament
Amendments · PE738.572Parliament
Amendments · PE738.573Parliament
Text adopted · SP(2024)270Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0093/2024Parliament

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.

Consultation	Feedback deadline	Feedback received
Improving environmental protection through criminal law Who filed what · Follow the consultation	21 Apr 2022	528

Summary

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This directive strengthens EU-wide criminal penalties for serious environmental offences, including illegal waste shipment and pollution, to ensure more effective enforcement. It primarily obliges Member States' judicial and law enforcement authorities, while affecting industries with significant environmental footprints. The legislation was adopted and entered into force in April 2024.

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