Ship-source pollution: judicial cooperation to repress offences, criminal-law framework. Framework Decision

2003/0088(CNS)

Subject to parliamentary scrutiny reservations by the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark and Ireland and the examination of the Preamble at a later stage, the Council reached a general approach on the text of a Framework Decision to strengthen the criminal law framework for the enforcement of the law against ship-source pollution. This instrument is complementary to the draft Directive on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of sanctions for infringements.