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Operation against Illicit Trade in Refrigerant Gases 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Within the framework of a joint investigation week that took place between 20 and 25 September 2021, law enforcement authorities in 16 countries cracked down on the illegal import of refrigerant gases (HFCs – hydrofluorocarbons). The operations were coordinated by Dutch authorities, OLAF and Europol. … Read more
EU OLAF Europol Environmental Crime
OLAF-Assisted Operation Dismantles Organisation Smuggling Refrigerant Gases 
29 July 2021 (updated 4 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2021
Within the framework of the biggest operation against trafficking of refrigerant gases (Operation Verbena), Spanish authorities were able to dismantle a criminal organisation that illicitly traded and smuggled the gases. The business is lucrative since the import of refrigerant gases (also called F-gases … Read more
EU OLAF Environmental Crime
EP Demands Extension of EPPO Mandate to Environmental Offences 
6 July 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In a resolution, adopted on 20 May 2021, the European Parliament plead for revamping the EU rules on environmental liability. This should include a reform of the 2008 Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law. Considering low detection, investigation and conviction rates for environmental crimes, MEPs also call for an extension of the EPPO's mandate to cover environmental offences. Read more
EU Environmental Crime
OLAF Involved in Operation against Eel Trafficking 
17 June 2021 (updated 4 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2021
OLAF participated in Operation Lake. This annual operation, which started five years ago, targets the smuggling of the protected European eel. The operation led to 52 arrests and the seizure of over 400 kg of eels valued at around €1.2 million. The authorities also detected new modi operandi used by criminal networks for the eel trafficking. Read more
EU OLAF Environmental Crime
Eurojust Report on Environmental Crime 
1 April 2021 (updated 5 years, 5 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 29 January 2021, Eurojust published a Report on Eurojust’s Casework on Environmental Crime. The report provides an overview of the legal and operational challenges that arise in such cases and is based on experiences encountered in nearly 60 cross-border environmental criminal law … Read more
EU Eurojust Environmental Crime
Evaluation Report on Environmental Crime Directive 
8 December 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 28 October 2020, the Commission provided a comprehensive evaluation of Directive 2008/99/EC on the protection of the environment through criminal law. The Directive is the EU’s main instrument seeking effective protection of the environment and full application of the existing environmental EU legislation through … Read more
EU Environmental Crime
EU Framework on Environmental Crime under Scrutiny 
18 February 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Ten years after the criminal law directives on environmental crime and ship source pollution were agreed upon, the EU is now carrying out a thorough evaluation and assessment of the legal framework. On 15 November 2019, the Council tabled the draft final report on the … Read more
EU Environmental Crime