Methodology of calculation of the amount of claim liable to penalty in the process of action proceeding for pollution of the atmospheric air.

Methodology of calculation of the amount of claim liable to penalty in the process of action proceeding for pollution of the atmospheric air is adopted with a view of increasing the responsibility of nature managers for compliance with standards for emissions from stationary sources of air pollution in the interests of protecting human health and the natural environment. It establishes the procedure for determining the amount of the claim being presented in compensation for damage caused as a result of violation of the legislation on the protection of atmospheric air. The requirements of this document are mandatory for all users who have sources of air pollution located in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as local authorities of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Tajikistan. Recovery of funds for air pollution is a measure that applies polluter pays principle. Claims shall be presented in the following cases: (a) enterprises exceeding the norms of one-time (in g/s) emissions of pollutants from a particular stationary source of emissions authorized by the bodies of the Ministry of Environment; and (b) emergency, peak emissions resulting in extremely high atmospheric pollution.