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SECTION 229-1 — Toxic waste

In French Déchets toxiques

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(1) Whoever unauthorized does not, with immediate effect discard of dangerous or toxic waste generated by its company shall be punished with imprisonment of from 5 (five) to 10 (ten) years and a fine of from CFAF 5 000 000 (five million) to CFAF 500 000 000 (five hundred million) (2) The provisions of Sections 54 and 90 of this Code relating to suspended sentence and mitigation shall not apply. (3) The court seized shall order the person found guilty of introducing, producing, storing, holding, transporting, causing to transit, or releasing dangerous or toxic waste to dispose of it with immediate effect and restore the site. In addition, the court may order the closure of the company.
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ARTICLE 229-1 — Déchets toxiques

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Section 229-1 of the Penal Code /akn/cm/act/loi/2016-07-12/2016-007
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