Environmental-cost allocation among multiple polluters

ATA/600/1997Tribunal de Justiça / Câmara Administrativa7 de out. de 1997

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Resumo Omnilex

Following four heating-oil overflows, the administrative court allocated the costs of the security measures among the entities involved in the pollution: the heating-oil supplier, the tank constructor and the tank inspector. The court held that, in case of violations of water-protection and environmental rules caused by a spill capable of affecting waters, the authority must determine ex officio the respective share of responsibility of each polluter. In their internal relations, each co-obligor bears reimbursement only in proportion to the responsibility attributed to it.

Sumário Omnilex

LFEAUX.54; pollution of waters by an overflow of liquid capable of altering waters; allocation of costs among several polluters. Where a spill engages both water-protection and environmental legislation, the authority must investigate ex officio the respective share of responsibility of each disturbance source. The polluter by conduct is to be approached first, then subsidiarily the polluter by situation. As regards internal recourse between co-obligors, reimbursement of security-measure costs is limited to the proportion of responsibility attributable under Art. 50 al. 2 and 51 al. 2 CO (consid. not stated).

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Descripteurs

PROTECTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT; EAU; CARBURANT ET COMBUSTIBLE; POLLUTION; PERTURBATEUR; FRAIS(EN GENERAL); REPARTITION DES FRAIS; TPE

Normes

LFEAUX.54

Résumé

En cas de violation de la LFEAUX et de la LFPE par un débordement de liquide pouvant altérer les eaux, il appartient à l'autorité de rechercher d'office quelle est la part de responsabilité de chaque perturbateur, lequel n'est tenu de rembourser le coût des mesures de sécurité que dans la proportion de la responsabilité qui lui serait imputée selon les art. 50 al. 2 et 51 al. 2 CO, dans le cadre de ses relations internes avec ses coobligés. L'autorité s'adressera d'abord au perturbateur par comportement et en second lieu au perturbateur par situation. En l'espèce, le TA a réparti les frais liés aux mesures de sécurité prises à la suite de 4 débordements de mazout et les a répartis entre les différents perturbateurs, soit la société qui a livré le mazout, le constructeur de citernes et le réviseur de citernes.

Palavras-chave

environmental protectionwater pollutionfuel spillpollutercost allocationinternal recoursesecurity measures

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Questões jurídicas principais extraídas pela Omnilex

Questão jurídica principal

How should security-measure costs be allocated when several polluters caused oil overflows that may affect waters?

Decisão extraída

The authority must determine ex officio each polluter's share of responsibility and may seek reimbursement only in proportion to the responsibility attributed to each co-obligor in their internal relations.

Fundamentação extraída

For violations of the water and environmental protection rules caused by a spill capable of altering waters, the authority must first address the polluter by conduct and then, subsidiarily, the polluter by situation. Cost reimbursement follows the internal apportionment of responsibility under the Civil Code rules on co-obligors.

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