Norm NATURATINS No. 2 establishing offences and penalties for activities harmful to the environment. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Tocantins Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Procedural matters Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Land-use planning Offences/penalties Pollution control Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Norm enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Norm, consisting of 123 articles divided into 12 Chapters, establishes procedures for the determination of administrative infractions by conducts and activities harmful to the environment, imposition of penalties, protection system, collection of fines or their conversion into preservation services, improvement and recovery of the quality of the Naturatins, and the finalization of fines. Environmental infractions and respective sanctions are those provided for in Federal Law No. 9.605 of 12 February 1998 and Federal Decree No. 6.514 of 22 July 2008. Sanctions shall be applied in accordance with the administrative procedure established in this Norm. The Commission of Judgment of Infraction Notice (CJAI) will exercise the function of judging authority, being assigned the following competencies: I - approving measures resulting from Notifications that do not result in the recording of infraction notices. II - making a reasoned decision on the production of evidence required by the appellant or determined ex-officio in the context of the proceedings within its competence for judgment; III - deciding on the aggravation of penalties referred to in art. 11 of Decree No. 6.514 of 2008; IV - judging the infractions in the first instance; V - considering applications for conversion of fines, deciding reasonably on whether or not to grant it; and VI - considering applications for payment of fines; It is under the responsibility of the NATURATINS Presidency to judge the infractions. Full text Portuguese Website www.normasbrasil.com.br