The New Rules on Environmental Offences

These days, the environment is a genuine concern for all Member States of the European Union, including Portugal.

Against this background, Draft Law 332/ XII provides for changes to be made to the Framework Law on environmental administrative offences. Ten years have passed since the Framework Law was introduced, and the Portuguese State has made it clear that it wants to increase environmental protection by "perfecting solutions that allow gains in efficiency for the Administration" and through the consequent "advantages in terms of health, safety of people and property and the environment".