Law No. 6/2012 approving the Penal Code. Pays/Territoire Sao Tomé-et-Principe Type du document Législation Date 2012 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Diário da República, I Série, No. 95. Sujet Général Mot clé Loi-cadre Gouvernance Lutte contre la pollution Infractions/sanctions Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Aliments pour animaux Substances dangereuses Déchets dangereux Monitorage Parasites/maladies Protection de l’environnement Pollution du sol/qualité Pollution des eaux douces Fraude Santé publique Aire géographique Afrique, Afrique Centrale, Pays les moins avances, Petits états insulaires en développement Entry into force notes This Law enters into force three months after its publication. Résumé This Law approves the Penal Code of Sao Tomé e Príncipe. The Code, consisting of 469 articles divided into two Books [seven Chapters (I) and four Chapters (II)], protects the legal assets essential to safeguarding the State and citizens as well as the development of institutions. It regulates the offences and limits of penalties, remissions, the transitional regime, criminal liability, and contravention. The Penal Code also deals with corruption, land, water or noise contamination or pollution, by means of poison or other substances harmful to health and human beings, creating a danger to life or serious injury to the health or physical integrity of other people. In addition, the Code also includes provisions for: animal virus or plant pest dissemination; animal feed contamination; food adulteration, etc. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.legis-palop.org