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Shifts in Compensation for Environmental Damage: From Member States to Europe

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Shifts in Compensation for Environmental Damage

Part of the book series: Tort and Insurance Law ((TIL,volume 21))

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On 21 April 2004, Directive 2004/35/CE on Environmental Liability with Regard to the Prevention and Remedying of Environmental Damage (hereafter Directive or ELD) was adopted.1 According to Art. 19 of the Directive, Member States have until 30 April 2007 to transpose the Directive into national law.

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  1. University of Hasselt, Belgium

    Kristel De Smedt

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  1. Maastricht Institute for Transnational Legal Research (METRO), Maastricht University, The Netherlands

    Michael Faure

  2. Centre for Liability Law, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

    Albert Verheij

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De Smedt, K. (2007). Shifts in Compensation for Environmental Damage: From Member States to Europe. In: Faure, M., Verheij, A. (eds) Shifts in Compensation for Environmental Damage. Tort and Insurance Law, vol 21. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-71552-9_4

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