The French National Assembly approved the creation of an "ecocide" offence as part of a battery of measures aimed at protecting the environment a nd tackling climate change.
The ecocide measure was passed by 44 votes to 10 in France's lower house of parliament and will, if it becomes law, apply to "the most serious cases of environmental damage at national level", said Environment Minister Barbara Pompili.
Transgressors will be liable to up to 10 years in prison and a fine of 4.5 million euros ($5.4 million).
Pompili stressed that the draft bill is aimed at national events, such as the pollution of a French river.
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