Article 144 of Environmental Protection Law

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles (160, 161) of this Law, the competent minister or his delegate may, at the request of the parties concerned, accept settlement in cases of unintentional pollution on the following terms: 1 - Payment of an amount of not less than 50,000 dinars in the event of a violation of the provisions of Articles (75, 74, 76, 73, 2). 2 - Payment of the cost of pollution-control measures issued by the competent technical committee provided for in Article (81 / item 7) of this Law. Acceptance of settlement shall result in the lapse of the criminal proceedings against the accused.