When an individual or a company fails to comply with laws or the provisions of environmental authorizations, such failure may result in civil, administrative, and/or criminal liability, depending on the nature of the violation committed. General Environmental Law and Natural Resources No. 64-00 establishes environmental liability through the incorporation of the principle of strict liability; […]
In accordance with current environmental legislation, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources may impose various administrative sanctions for non-compliance with the provisions of an environmental authorization, without prejudice to any civil and/or criminal liabilities that such non-compliance may entail. The Regulation for Environmental Control, Monitoring, Inspection, and the Application of Administrative Sanctions establishes that […]