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Law No. 101 for the prevention and sanctioning of certain acts regarding environmental degradation.

Country/Territory
Romania
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Protection of environment Ozone layer Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Waste disposal Waste management Transport/storage Management/conservation Wild fauna Wild flora Endangered species Protection of species
Geographical area
Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Abstract

This Law establishes measures of a criminal nature to ensure an effective protection of the environment. The collection, transport, recovery or disposal of waste, including the supervision of these operations and the subsequent maintenance of disposal areas, as well as the actions undertaken by brokers in the waste management process, in violation of the legal provisions in the field, which may cause the death or serious injury of a person or significant damage to the environment, constitutes a crime and is punishable by imprisonment from 6 months to 3 years. The export or import of waste in violation of the legal provisions in the field, regardless of whether the transport is carried out through one or more operations, it is punishable by imprisonment from 2 to 7 years. Exploitation in violation of the legal provisions in the field of an installation in which a dangerous activity is carried out or in which dangerous substances or preparations are stored or used, likely to cause outside the installation the death or serious injury of a person or a significant damage to the environment, constitutes a crime and is punishable by imprisonment from 6 months to 5 years. Trade in specimens of protected wild fauna or flora species or in parts or derivatives e of them, in violation of the legal provisions in the field, except in cases where the act affects a small amount of such specimens and has an insignificant impact on the state of conservation of the species, is punishable by imprisonment from 3 months to one year or a fine. The production, import, export, introduction to the market or use of substances that diminish the ozone layer, in violation of the legal provisions in the field, is punishable by imprisonment from 6 months to 3 years.

Full text
Romanian
Website
legislatie.just.ro