Shandong exempts 8 minor environmental violations

Recently, the Shandong Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment issued the "Shandong Provincial Ecological Environment Administrative Penalty Judgment Standards", which for the first time clarified the list of exemptions for minor violations and exempted 8 minor violations from penalties.
The "Discretionary Benchmarks" detailed and quantified the administrative sanctions for 268 ecological and environmental violations in 11 laws, 11 administrative regulations, 14 local regulations and government regulations.
For the first time, a list of 8 types of minor violations that are exempt from penalties has been clarified, including the abnormal operation of pollution prevention facilities due to unsubjective and deliberate factors such as sudden failures, timely reporting within 24 hours and taking measures to stop and limit production to reduce pollutant emissions, and The daily average value does not exceed the standard; the discharge of pollutants exceeds the standard, the single factor of the conventional pollutant exceeds the standard multiple of ≤0.
1 times, and the rectification is completed the next day and the discharge meets the standard; the construction project has not filed the environmental impact registration form according to law, and the correction will be ordered within 5 working days Complete the filing as required within.
"Under the background of strict management and heavy penalties for environmental violations, the determination of the penalty list for minor violations is conducive to encouraging and guiding companies to correct minor violations in a timely manner, and is also an important measure to optimize the service business environment.
" Shandong Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment Liu Ting, Director of the Administrative Punishment Office of the Enforcement Bureau, introduced.
It is reported that the "Standard of Discretion" will be implemented on July 1 this year and will be valid until June 30, 2025.