This statistic shows the frequency of infringements of nature-related environmental law, by European Union (EU) Member States from 2007 to 2015. The figures show an overall reduction in the number of nature-related infringements, falling from 121 infringements in 2007, to 51 infringements in 2015.
Infringements of nature-related environmental law by European Union (EU) Member States from 2007 to 2015
-2015 data is available here. -Data for 2007 to 2014 is available here.
The European Commission's obligations under Article 17(1) of the Treaty on European Union make the Commission responsible for monitoring compliance with more than 200 pieces of environmental legislation in 27 Member States. Where the European Commission suspects a breach of environmental legislation by an EU Member State, the Commission has the authority to commence legal proceedings in the European Court of Justice.
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European Commission. (January 19, 2016). Infringements of nature-related environmental law by European Union (EU) Member States from 2007 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 10, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/432832/nature-environmental-breaches-by-eu-member-states/
European Commission. "Infringements of nature-related environmental law by European Union (EU) Member States from 2007 to 2015." Chart. January 19, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 10, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432832/nature-environmental-breaches-by-eu-member-states/
European Commission. (2016). Infringements of nature-related environmental law by European Union (EU) Member States from 2007 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 10, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432832/nature-environmental-breaches-by-eu-member-states/
European Commission. "Infringements of Nature-related Environmental Law by European Union (Eu) Member States from 2007 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432832/nature-environmental-breaches-by-eu-member-states/
European Commission, Infringements of nature-related environmental law by European Union (EU) Member States from 2007 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432832/nature-environmental-breaches-by-eu-member-states/ (last visited August 10, 2020)
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