GOVERNMENT APPROVES ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REQUIRES THAT COUNTRY AND FOREIGN COMPANIES TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. ENTRY INTO FORCE APRIL 30, 2007.
The draft law on environmental liability, approved Friday by the government, forced for the first time English and foreign companies operating in the country pay and repair all damage caused to the environment . The measure will apply regardless of whether there was "guilty or not," said Environment Minister Cristina Narbona.
Following the Council of Ministers, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, Narbona said the new law will implement the principle of "polluter repair", which goes beyond the "polluter pays" and will emphasize restoration naturales.En total resources will therefore not be sufficient compensation dineraria.La mere law enforcement, said, will affect 5,000 industrial enterprises, more than one one million farms, to 30,000 transport companies and over a thousand companies mineras.Según Narbona, it is a responsibility law "objective", ie, the responsibility does not depend on "whether there has been fault or not" agree to repair damage even if no administrative offense commission and acted so friendly medioambiental.Para regulations ensure that companies have the financial resources to meet their responsibilities, be required to have financial security , to be introduced gradually from 2010.Otro novel aspect of the law is the unlimited nature of environmental responsibility: must focus on integrity and regardless of what the economic value of such reparación.Tras amounting to remember that Spain is one of the richest European countries with natural-for 25 percent of its territory is part of the European Network Natura 2000 - the Minister explained that it is also a country which "has prevailed over apathy and tolerance to environmental crime." This law, which entered into force will occur on April 30, 2007, also aims at strengthening the principle of "prevention" to prevent environmental insults occurring.