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18.05.2015
Due to the violations detected by the RA Ministry of Nature Protection 9.83 million AMD as environmental damage

22 decrees on administrative fines of 1.86 million AMD are the result of inspections, visits, cases and report receipt conducted by the State Environmental Inspectorate of the RA Ministry of Nature Protection within the period of 11-18.05.2015, 1.38 million AMD was calculated as environmental damage. Particularly a decision of 50.0 thousand AMD was made as an administrative fine for an individual doing illegal tree cutting revealed during the inspection procedures implemented by Yerevan Regional Division and 60.0 thousand AMD was calculated as damage caused to the nature. An administrative fine of 50.0 thousand AMD is the result of a case conducted by Lori Regional Division and 164.7thousand AMD was calculated as environmental damage. Gegharkunik Regional Division detected violations of norms of atmosphere and made a decision to charge an entrepreneur an administrative fine of 200.0thousand AMD. Yerevan Regional Divisionimplemented inspections at an entrepreneur and made a decision of 100.0 thousand AMD as an administrative fine.    Due to the inspections of Forest and Biodiversity Supervision Division there was detected a similar violation which was followed by a decree of an administrative fine of 150.0thousand AMD and 225.84 thousand AMD was calculated as damage caused to the nature.As a result of joint inspections of Soil, Wastes, Hazardous Substances and Underground Resource Supervision and Yerevan Regional Division there was made a decision to charge an entrepreneur 100.0 thousand AMD. As a result of joint inspections of Soil, Wastes, Hazardous Substances and Underground Resource Supervision and Ararat Regional Division there was detected violation of water norms and made a decision to charge an entrepreneur 773.5 thousand AMD. Ararat Regional Division detected violations of norms of underground resources and made a decision to charge an entrepreneur an administrative fine of 50.0thousand AMD. Due to the joint inspections of Forest and Biodiversity Supervision Division and Shirak Regional Division there was detected a violation of norms of soil which was followed by a decree of an administrative fine of 100.0thousand AMD and 101.25 thousand AMD was calculated as environmental damage. Shirak Regional Division made a decision to charge an individual 30.0 thousand AMD as an administrative fine, Tavoush Regional Division charged 30.0 thousand AMD as an administrative fine. There was decided to charge 3 businessmen by the Regional Divisions of Shirak, Ararat, Lori and Tavoush an administrative fine of 50.0 thousand AMD for not submitting environmental and environmental usage payment reports within the defined period of time. Gegharkunik Regional Division detected illegal transfer of timbers and made a decision to charge an individual an administrative fine of 100.0thousand AMD and 24.0 thousand AMD was calculated as environmental damage.Kotayk Regional Divisioncharged an individual 100.0thousand AMD as an administrative fine and 30.0 thousand AMD was calculated as damage caused to the nature. 25 sig fish without owners was confiscated by Yerevan Regional Division and handed to “Nork Boarding House” SNCO in Yerevan. 27 sig fish without owners was confiscated by Kotayk Regional Division and handed to “Narek” SNCO in Abovyan.An individual was charged 50.0thousand AMD as an administrative fine for illegal fishing detected during the visits of the employees of Ararat Regional Division and 2.0 thousand AMD was calculated as damage caused to the nature.During the joint visits of the employees of Gegharkunik Regional Division, Chambarak Police Division and “Sevan NP” SNCO an individual was charged 50.0 thousand AMD for illegal crayfishing.5.1kg confiscated live crayfish was released back to Lake Sevan. 2 fishing nets and 4.4 kg karas fish was also confiscate and was handed to “Sevan Psychiatric Hospital” SNCO In general due to the sanctions imposed by theState Environmental Inspectorate of the RA Ministry of Nature Protection there is 3.1million AMD has entered the state budget.