Early Spanish legislation on environmental crimes and criticisms of it; revisions to the Criminal Code, effective from 24 May 1996, which enlarge the number of offences and increase the penalties; Article 325\ essentially reproducing an earlier provision on the "basic environmental offence" but with revised penalties; circumstances which aggravate the basic offence; Article 328, introducing new offences in respect of spills or deposits which may cause serious harm to the environment; and Article 329, on breach of trust by public servants; the penalties: fines, imprisonment and "special professional disqualification"; the nature of the offences; related criminal offences; personal liability of representatives; consequences in civil law.
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