EU TEXTILE AND FINISHING BUSINESSES FACE EXPANSION OF EU ENVIRONENTAL CRIMINAL OFFENCES UNDER NEW LAW
February 18th, 2024
A new law that expands the kinds of environmental wrongdoing in the European Union (EU) branded a criminal offence has been accepted by the EU Council of Ministers and European Parliament. They have in principle agreed a new directive (1) that will tell all 27 EU member states to criminalise breaches of environmental obligations such as the illegal trade and handling of chemicals, including textile finishing chemicals. Formal approval procedures are now under way, which are expected to be completed by this spring (2024).
The new law extends and replaces a 2008 ...
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