Postępowanie w przedmiocie wymierzania kar pieniężnych na podstawie Prawa ochrony środowiska – wybrane uwagi
Proceedings concerning the imposition of fines under Environmental Protection Law – selected remarks

Summary/Abstract: One of the fundamental principles of environmental protection is the „polluter pays” directive, which is anchored in the provisions of Article 7 of the Act of 27 April 2001. Environmental Protection Law (later on referred to as „p.o.ś.”) – hereinafter (Dz.U. of 2020, item 1219 as amended). The legal means for carrying out this objective are fines imposed under Article 298 of the p.o.ś., for violation of the conditions for using the environment. The method of determining the number of penalties is set out in Articles 305 and 305a of the p.o.ś. However, the rules of proceeding with the imposition of fines are also set out in the Code of Administrative Procedure, Article 189f which defines when the imposition of fines should be waived. This solution is also applied to fines imposed based on the p.o.ś. Therefore, in practice, it is necessary to apply both solutions resulting from the Code of Administrative Procedure and the p.o.ś. Therefore, the article presents premises justifying the withdrawal from the imposition of a financial penalty for violation of the conditions for using the environment. In conclusion, it was pointed out that such dualism is not good and therefore the law in this area should be organized.

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