Recital 6

Directive 2009/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 amending Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringements (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

(6) The Member States should also apply effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties to legal persons throughout the Community because frequently ship-source pollution offences are committed in the interest of legal persons or for their benefit.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.