AB Decision: Polluting Companies Can No Longer Delay Remediation in Hungary
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The Constitutional Court struck down a government decree rule that allowed companies obliged to clean up heavily polluted areas to postpone remediation for up to years. According to the panel, the regulation not only violated the right to a healthy environment, but essentially enforced the “polluter does not pay” principle. The decision stems from the decades-long Óbuda gas plant pollution case, but affects all similar ongoing court proceedings.
The Constitutional Court unanimously struck down a clause in a decree that would have almost rewarded those who do nothing to stop pollution. The decision was announced publicly on Tuesday, a rare move by the body.
The Constitutional Court has declared a section of the government decree on the protection of groundwater to be unconstitutional and annulled it. The court made the decision in a resolution announced on Tuesday in connection with the failure to remediate the damage caused by the Óbuda gas plant.
The Constitutional Court struck down a rule that favors polluters and delays remediation - After almost four years, the constitutional judges put on their robes again.
The Constitutional Court has declared a section of the government decree on the protection of groundwater to be unconstitutional and annulled it. The court made the decision in a resolution announced on Tuesday in connection with the failure to remediate the damage caused by the Óbuda gas plant.
No remediation was carried out at the Óbuda gas plant, although the authorities have known about the pollution for decades. The post Constitutional Court annulled a paragraph of the government decree on the protection of groundwater first appeared on 24.hu.
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