Hard penalties apply for waste collectors, contributors to the environmental fund
This contribution is declared and paid monthly by legal and natural persons who carry out waste acquisition activities, up to and including the 25th of the month following the one in which the activity was carried out. Any delay of more than 60 days regarding the monthly payment of these contributions will cause the declarants to be liable, according to art. 61 of Law 241/2005 mentioned above. We specify that, in the case of committing the offense provided for in art. 61, if during the criminal investigation or subjudgment, the damage caused is covered in full, and its value does not exceed 100,000 euros, the equivalent of the national currency, a fine can be applied. If the damage caused and recovered under the same conditions is up to 50,000 euros, in the equivalent of the national currency, a fine is applied.
Considering the new sanctions that will enter into force from 01.03.2022, we order you to carefully check all operations regarding the purchase of waste and compliance with the obligations of declaration and monthly payment of the 2% contribution to the Environmental Fund, according to art. 11 para. 1 of GEO 196/2005.If you encounter difficulties in assessing the impact of the aforementioned normative provisions on your activity, we are at your disposal for support and advice.Managing Partner
Phone: 0723 765 882E-mail: denisa.benga@legally-binding.ro
Denisa Benga – MANAGING PARTNER
Dna. avocat Denisa Benga detine o expertiza vasta de mai bine de 12 ani in
domeniul specializat al gestionarii deșeurilor, un domeniu de nisa, care a
evoluat semnificativ in ultimii ani, odata cu extinderea si severizarea cadrului
normativ la nivel European, transpus in mare parte si la nivel national. Complexitatea domeniului protectiei mediului, cu precadere al celui privind gestionarea deseurilor (ambalaje, echipamante electrice si electronice, baterii, textile, depozite de deseuri, procese de colectare, reciclare si valorificare, implementareproceduri la nivel de autoritati publice locale) si permanenta inovare a companiilor pentru identificarea celor mai eficiente solutii care sa sprijine implementarea etapizata si ambitioasa aprincipiilor economiei circulare la nivel european determina implicit pentru acestea o permanenta expunere la riscuri sanctionatorii, in cadrul demersurilor strategice proprii de conformare cu obligatiilede mediu, din care decurg atat implicatii de natura contenciosului administrativ, cat si de natura fiscala- parte din obligatiile de mediu generand sanctiuni semnificative, supuse unui cadru de reglementare care urmeaza regimul juridic reglementat de Codul de procedura fiscala.
Dna Denisa Benga este recunoscuta in domeniul consultantei de mediu nu numai pentru solutiile „out of the box” oferite clientilor in situatii complexe, dar si pentru solutiile favorabile obtinute in litigiile administrative si fiscale cu autoritatile publice de mediu si fiscale, care au condus la modificarea practicii si legislatiei de mediu si fiscale si pentru activitatea sustinuta pe plan legislativ, privind demersuri de „lege ferenda” soldate cu succes, in sensul armonizarii cadrului legislativ national cu cel european in domeniul gestionarii deseurilor.
