MEPs back ‘polluter pays’ law

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Series Details 14.5.03
Publication Date 14/05/2003
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The European Parliament adopted on 14 May 2003 by 310 to 177 and 23 abstentions a co-decision report (1st reading) on a Commission proposal for a directive to establish common EU rules on liability for preventing and remedying damage to the environment.
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European Commission: COM(2002)17: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2002:17:FIN
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