This Decree consists of 2 Chapters subdivided into 5 sections that contain 12 Articles. The Regulation determines that at damaging or polluting the environment above the limiting levels, sanctions shall be applied to legal entities according to the procedure established thereby. The amount of the sanctions and the period of time, for which they are imposed, shall be determined by an order of the Minister of Environment or by authorized officials. The order for the sanctions imposed, accompanied by an ascertaining written report and by the result of the analyses, with which pollution is recorded or damage to the environment is found, shall be sent to the penalized entity. According to the order, the penalized entity shall transfer the sum determined by the imposed sanction to the account of the respective Regional Inspectorate for Protection of the Environment, on whose territory the source of pollution is located, until the tenth day of each following month. Sanctions are envisaged for polluting or damaging the environment, for polluting water streams and basins, for polluting the atmospheric air, for damaging or polluting the land surface, for noise loading and electromagnetic fields exceeding standards and for damaging the bowels of the earth.
Ministerial Decree No.24 regarding validation of the regulation on the procedure of assessment and application of sanctions for damages to or pollution of the environment, exceeding the limiting levels.