The purpose of this Supreme Decree is to define administrative infractions and determine the scale of sanctions in environmental matters in the sanitation sector applicable to sanitation service providers, under the competence of the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (MVCS) . The Typification of Administrative Infractions and Scale of Sanctions in environmental matters in the Sanitation sector has the purpose of preventing negative environmental impacts and achieving an effective and timely environmental protection, through the effective application of the principles of legality, typicity, proportionality, reasonableness, no confiscatoriedad, due procedure, presumption of legality, non-retroactivity, causality and non bis in idem.
Supreme Decree Nº 024-2017-HOUSING ─ Classification of Administrative Infractions and Scale of Sanctions in Environmental Matters in the Sanitation Sector.