1 Amendments of Simona BONAFÈ related to 2021/0422(COD)
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a ART.19a - Expenditure on access to justice relating to the environment, biodiversity and animal ecosystems Each Member State shall ensure access to justice, in criminal, civil or administrative form, to all persons concerned and to associations and organisations with widespread environmental interests as cheaply as possible. In particular, Member States shall ensure legal aid in criminal, civil or administrative proceedings, to any interested party and to environmental, ecological or animal protection associations, when they are spread throughout their country, where action is taken or is to be taken in the public interest to protect the environment, biodiversity, ecosystems and animals, or in the event of any significant and measurable deterioration, direct or indirect, of the environment, biodiversity, ecosystems and animals.