Exploitation of the sand of quarries – applicable law. Pays/Territoire Maroc Type de cour Nationale - cour supérieure Date Mai 12, 2011 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal Court of Cassation Siège de la cour Rabat Langue Anglais Résumé Law number 08.01 regarding exploitation of quarries states an applicable criminal punishment in case of committing one of the criminal acts stated in it, and the court misused the application of law when it convicted the accused for stealing sands pursuant to Article 517 of the criminal law on theft instead of the said specified law.Decision overruled Disponible en Court of Cassation’s Decisions on the environment