Financial penalties in environmental protection

Financial penalties are one of main sanctions for non-compliance with environmental requirements. The legislator uses different terminology to determine them, calling them a fine, an administrative pecuniary penalty or an increased fee. Marta Banasiak takes a closer look at fundamental differences between them by elaborating thereon in an article for Sozosfera.pl.

“Considering the maximum possible amount of administrative sanctions and the very addressee of the obligation, a potential analysis of these issues should be carried out when making decisions in the area of ​​commercial transactions in which an enterprise is the subject, since it is impossible to a priori eliminate the risk of such an obligation being passed on to the successor in law.” – says Marta Banasiak.

Link to the article: https://sozosfera.pl/prawo/kary-finansowe-w-ochronie-srodowiska