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China’s New Environmental Penalty Opinion

March 27th, 2009 · 5 Comments

The Ministry of Environmental Protection has issued a Notice (Chinese only version here; accompanying Q&A here) which sets forth a regulatory opinion on the imposition of administrative punishment in environmental cases.
The Opinion reiterates some basic points, includes some significant new interpretations, and generally provides a welcome clarification of many of the issues surrounding the imposition [...]

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Tags: environmental enforcement · environmental policy · penalties