Order No. 112 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Provisional Regulation on calculation of economic damage caused by soil pollution, land degradation and land disturbance.

This Provisional Regulation establishes the modalities of calculation of calculation of economic damage caused by soil pollution, land degradation and land disturbance and also the modalities of collection and use of compensation fees. It consists of five Sections dealing with: (1) sphere of application; (2) terms and definitions; (3) general provisions; (4) calculation formula; and (5) collection and use of compensation fees. Economic damage shall be considered the expenditure for soil rehabilitation and recultivation of land. Data of land monitoring carried out by the laboratory of analysis subordinated to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, hydrometeorological service laboratories of other ministries shall be taken into consideration for the calculation of damage and compensation fees.