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CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SANCTION PROCESS - LAW 2387 / 2024




Law 2387 /2024 establishes new provisions in relation to sanctions in environmental matters, we remark the following:


In relation to sanctions:

  • Considers the Written Public Reprimand as a Sanction.

  • It allows fines to be replaced by Community Service and Mandatory Environmental Courses only when the socioeconomic capacity of the offender is insufficient.

  • Increase in fines from five thousand (5,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) current legal minimum wages, over 20 million USD.

  • Reduction of the fine by 30% for making a confession.


Establishes the following definitions:

  • Environmental Damage

  • Compensation measures

  • Corrective measures.


Procedural Modifications:

  • Includes the closing arguments stage.

  • Establishes a new term to determine responsibility and impose sanctions - within eighty (80) days following the expiration of the term to present defenses or allegations.

  • Establishes the Suspension and Early Termination of the Environmental Penalty Procedure for Environmental Correction and/or Compensation.

  • Reduces the term of the sanctioning process.

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