Law No. 71 amending Law No. 160-1 of 1997 on environmental protection.

Article 1 is supplemented with three paragraphs defining environmental audit, the modalities of carrying out thereof, the authorized experts and the customer. Article 81 acquires a new wording defining the purpose and the goal of environmental audit, and also evaluation and supervision over the compliance with ecological requirements. It is also supplemented with article 81(1) classifying the types of environmental audit and substantiating the necessity of carrying out thereof. Article 83 is supplemented with the following articles: (a) 83(1) dealing environmental auditors; (b) 83(2) regarding environmental auditing organization; (c) 83(3) concerning auditing chamber; (d) 83(4) establishing the rights of auditors and auditing organizations; (e) 83(5) establishing the duties of auditors and auditing organizations; (f) 83(6) regards insurance; (g) 83(7) regards certification; (h) 83(8) restriction of environmental audit; (i) 83(9) stating the right of the subject of environmental audit; (j) 83(10) stating the duties of the subject of environmental audit.