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The Stadler decision shows how technical manipulation of environmental requirements may trigger criminal consequences through fraud, management responsibility and compliance.
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Effective environmental criminal law requires more than severe penalties: a comprehensive reform of substantive criminal law and criminal procedure is needed, combining offences structured as endangerment offences appropriate to environmental criminal law, the allocation of responsibility within companies, and effective investigative measures.
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Section 2 does not automatically attribute a violation abroad to a German company. It defines the cross-border scope of the statutory due-diligence duties.
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Law No. 7552 combines mitigation, adaptation, planning, emissions trading, permitting and supervision. The governance of verified emissions data becomes a central corporate compliance issue.
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