
Entities that cause irreversible damage to the environment from their activity will be exempted from the right to receive environmental permits for a period of 50 years". The proposal comes from the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, which has issued for public consultation the amendments to the law "On environmental permits", which also foresees the measure to revoke the permits they have, either type A or B.
In the relation that accompanies the draft law, it is specified that this measure comes considering that the law "On environmental permits" aims to prevent, reduce and keep under control the pollution caused by some categories of activities, especially those activities considered as massive polluters. due to the significant surfaces they cover or on which they can influence, in order to achieve a high level of protection of the environment as a whole, human health and quality of life.
According to the new article, which is expected to be added to the law, the penalty for the 50-year exemption from the right to obtain an environmental permit will come in cases of non-fulfillment and non-compliance with the requirements, principles and conditions of the relevant type A environmental permit or B by the operator of an installation, who fail to return the territory of the activity to a satisfactory condition, taking into account the condition of this territory before the installation started the activity.