Amendment in environmental management regulation: New conditions and penalties for consultancy firms
With the environmental management services regulation, an office registration certificate has been made mandatory for consultancy firms, and administrative fines will be imposed on those who fail to report discrepancies.
The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change has amended the environmental management regulation, introducing a mandatory Office Registration Certificate for environmental consultancy firms, and decided to impose administrative fines on firms that fail to report discrepancies detected during inspections.
Office Registration Certificate Requirement Introduced
Within the framework of the new regulatory amendment prepared by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, similar to EIA-qualified firms, environmental consultancy firms are now required to obtain an Office Registration Certificate from the Chamber of Environmental Engineers of TMMOB.
Regulation Made in Minimum Price Tariff
In order to balance the potential economic burden that the certificate requirement may bring to firms, a provision was added to increase service fees by making an arrangement in the calculation of the minimum price tariff in favor of environmental consultants.
Payment Documents Will Be Added to Reports
To enable consultancy firms to collect their service fees more easily, the obligation to include payment documents made by businesses in monthly activity reports has been implemented.
Reporting of Discrepancies and Penal Sanctions
According to the new regulation, non-conformities detected in businesses will be recorded in monthly reports, recommendations will be made to those responsible, and discrepancies not resolved in a timely manner will be reported to the provincial directorate; administrative fines will be imposed on firms that fail to report and initiate the notification process.