17:14 - 6.09.2018

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September 6, Fineko/abc.az.  On August 16-31, 2018 officers of the Department for Environmental Protection of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (MENR) conducted a survey in order to inspect the compliance with the requirements of the environmental protection in the country territory.

 During the process of inspection, 241 acts and protocols were filled for the law violations committed by natural persons and legal entities on the conservation of water and soil reserves, atmospheric air, bowels of the earth, fauna and flora, as well as illegal emplacement of domestic and industrial wastes in the environment, and 60 timed mandatory orders were made to eliminate the shortcomings.

Penalties worth AZN 64450 were imposed on 53 cases, claims worth AZN 37538,25 were declared on 33 cases related with the damage to the environment, repayments worth AZN  28942,93 were applied against the natural and juridical persons on 234 cases connected with the leaving and discharging of wastes in the environment. 23 cases were sent to certain law enforcement bodies and executive bodies and 3 to law court for taking measures.