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Decreto 30643 · 30/07/2002
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Executive Decree 30643, issued in 2002 by the Executive Branch, creates the Specialized Environmental and Agrarian Prosecutor's Office (Fiscalía Adjunta Agrario Ambiental) within the Public Ministry. Its purpose is to strengthen criminal prosecution of agrarian and environmental offenses, including those under the Forestry Law, the Wildlife Conservation Law, and other environmental protection statutes. The office is led by an Assistant Prosecutor and auxiliary prosecutors with nationwide jurisdiction. The decree establishes the basic structure, functions, and resources for its operation, including inter-institutional collaboration with entities such as SINAC and the Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ). It is grounded in Articles 50 and 89 of the Political Constitution and the Organic Law of the Public Ministry, aiming to enhance state effectiveness in addressing crimes affecting natural resources.El Decreto Ejecutivo 30643, emitido en 2002 por el Poder Ejecutivo, crea la Fiscalía Adjunta Agrario Ambiental (FAAA) como una fiscalía especializada dentro del Ministerio Público. Su propósito es fortalecer la persecución penal de delitos en materia agraria y ambiental, incluyendo los tipificados en la Ley Forestal, la Ley de Conservación de la Vida Silvestre y otras normas protectoras del ambiente. La fiscalía cuenta con un Fiscal Adjunto y fiscales auxiliares con competencia en todo el país. El decreto establece la estructura básica, las funciones y los recursos necesarios para su operación, incluyendo la posibilidad de colaboración interinstitucional con órganos como el SINAC y el OIJ. Se fundamenta en los artículos 50 y 89 de la Constitución Política, así como en la Ley Orgánica del Ministerio Público, buscando dotar de mayor eficacia a la respuesta estatal frente a los ilícitos que afectan los recursos naturales.
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Article 1.—The Specialized Environmental and Agrarian Prosecutor's Office is hereby created, as a prosecutor's office specialized in the prosecution of agrarian and environmental crimes. The Specialized Environmental and Agrarian Prosecutor's Office shall have jurisdiction throughout the national territory. Article 2.—The Specialized Environmental and Agrarian Prosecutor's Office shall be headed by an Assistant Prosecutor who, together with the auxiliary prosecutors designated, shall be responsible for the investigation and prosecution of crimes of an agrarian and environmental nature. Article 4.—To fulfill its functions, the Specialized Environmental and Agrarian Prosecutor's Office shall have the technical support and collaboration of the bodies of the Public Ministry and may coordinate with the competent administrative authorities, such as the Ministry of Environment and Energy, the National Wildlife Conservation Service, the Judicial Investigation Police, among others.Artículo 1º—Créase la Fiscalía Adjunta Agrario Ambiental, como una fiscalía especializada en la persecución de los delitos agrarios y ambientales. La Fiscalía Adjunta Agrario Ambiental tendrá competencia en todo el territorio nacional. Artículo 2º—La Fiscalía Adjunta Agrario Ambiental estará a cargo de un Fiscal Adjunto quien, conjuntamente con los fiscales auxiliares que se designen, tendrán a su cargo la investigación y ejercicio de la acción penal en los delitos de naturaleza agraria y ambiental. Artículo 4º—Para el cumplimiento de sus funciones, la Fiscalía Adjunta Agrario Ambiental contará con el apoyo técnico y la colaboración de los órganos del Ministerio Público y podrá coordinar con las autoridades administrativas competentes, tales como el Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía, el Servicio Nacional de Conservación de la Vida Silvestre, el Organismo de Investigación Judicial, entre otros.
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"Créase la Fiscalía Adjunta Agrario Ambiental, como una fiscalía especializada en la persecución de los delitos agrarios y ambientales."
"The Specialized Environmental and Agrarian Prosecutor's Office is hereby created, as a prosecutor's office specialized in the prosecution of agrarian and environmental crimes."
Artículo 1
"Créase la Fiscalía Adjunta Agrario Ambiental, como una fiscalía especializada en la persecución de los delitos agrarios y ambientales."
Artículo 1
"La Fiscalía Adjunta Agrario Ambiental tendrá competencia en todo el territorio nacional."
"The Specialized Environmental and Agrarian Prosecutor's Office shall have jurisdiction throughout the national territory."
Artículo 1
"La Fiscalía Adjunta Agrario Ambiental tendrá competencia en todo el territorio nacional."
Artículo 1
"Para el cumplimiento de sus funciones, la Fiscalía Adjunta Agrario Ambiental contará con el apoyo técnico y la colaboración de los órganos del Ministerio Público y podrá coordinar con las autoridades administrativas competentes."
"To fulfill its functions, the Specialized Environmental and Agrarian Prosecutor's Office shall have the technical support and collaboration of the bodies of the Public Ministry and may coordinate with the competent administrative authorities."
Artículo 4
"Para el cumplimiento de sus funciones, la Fiscalía Adjunta Agrario Ambiental contará con el apoyo técnico y la colaboración de los órganos del Ministerio Público y podrá coordinar con las autoridades administrativas competentes."
Artículo 4
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No. 30643-MINAE THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC AND THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY Pursuant to the powers vested in Articles 140(3) and (18) and 146 of the Political Constitution, Articles 25(1), 27(1), and 28(2)(b) of the General Public Administration Act, Law 6227, of 2 May 1978, and its amendments, Article 33 of the Forestry Act, Law 7575, of 5 February 1996, and its amendments, and the Regulations to the Forestry Act, Executive Decree 25721-MINAE.
I.—That Articles 3(k) and 22 of the Forestry Act, Law 7575, establish that persons or companies engaged in forestry activities must develop, execute, and implement a management plan (plan de manejo) to be approved by the State Forestry Administration (Administración Forestal del Estado), with the purpose of regulating such activities in order to achieve the conservation, protection, and improvement of the forest resource.
II.—That the users of the forest resource, prior to the approval of the management plan (plan de manejo), must submit a deposit or guarantee as security for compliance with the obligations set forth in the authorization, including any corrective and compensatory environmental measures imposed.
III.—That the State Forestry Administration (Administración Forestal del Estado) requires a technical and legal instrument that clearly establishes the procedure for the calculation, recovery, and distribution of the deposit or guarantee required by law for forestry management plans (planes de manejo), and for their subsequent disposition.
THEY DECREE:
PROCEDURE FOR THE DEPOSIT OR GUARANTEE REQUIRED FOR THE APPROVAL OF FORESTRY MANAGEMENT PLANS
CONSIDERING:
Therefore,
This procedure shall apply to the calculation, recovery, and disposition of the deposit or guarantee that approved management plans (planes de manejo) must provide as security for compliance with the obligations set forth in the respective authorization.
All natural or legal persons that, pursuant to the Forestry Act, Law 7575, must submit and obtain approval for a management plan (plan de manejo) are required to provide the deposit or guarantee established in Article 22 of said law.
To determine the amount of the deposit or guarantee, the State Forestry Administration (Administración Forestal del Estado), through the respective Conservation Area (Área de Conservación), shall calculate it taking into account the following parameters:
The deposit or guarantee may be provided in any of the following forms:
The guarantee shall be maintained in full force and effect for the entire duration of the management plan (plan de manejo), including any extensions, plus an additional period of two years, counted from the date of completion of the activities authorized in the plan.
The State Forestry Administration (Administración Forestal del Estado), through the respective Conservation Area (Área de Conservación), may order the partial or total recovery of the guarantee when the obligor fails to comply with the obligations set forth in the management plan (plan de manejo) or the applicable regulations. The amounts recovered shall be allocated to the Environmental Bank (Banco Ambiental) of the National System of Conservation Areas (Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación, SINAC) to finance projects for the conservation, protection, and recovery of forest resources.
Once the obligations set forth in the management plan (plan de manejo) have been fully complied with, and upon expiration of the term established in Article 5 of this procedure, the holder of the approved plan may request the release and cancellation of the guarantee from the State Forestry Administration (Administración Forestal del Estado), which shall be processed within a maximum of thirty business days.
In all matters not provided for in this procedure, the provisions of the Forestry Act, Law 7575, its amendments, and the Regulations to the Forestry Act, Executive Decree 25721-MINAE, as well as any other related legal provisions, shall apply.
This Decree shall take effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette La Gaceta.
Given at the Presidential House.—San José, on the thirtieth day of July, two thousand two.
No. 30643-MINAE THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC AND THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY Pursuant to the powers vested in Articles 140(3) and (18) and 146 of the Political Constitution, Articles 25(1), 27(1), and 28(2)(b) of the General Public Administration Act, Law 6227, of 2 May 1978, and its amendments, Article 33 of the Forestry Act, Law 7575, of 5 February 1996, and its amendments, and the Regulations to the Forestry Act, Executive Decree 25721-MINAE.
I.—That Articles 3(k) and 22 of the Forestry Act, Law 7575, establish that persons or companies engaged in forestry activities must develop, execute, and implement a management plan (plan de manejo) to be approved by the State Forestry Administration (Administración Forestal del Estado), with the purpose of regulating such activities in order to achieve the conservation, protection, and improvement of the forest resource.
II.—That the users of the forest resource, prior to the approval of the management plan (plan de manejo), must submit a deposit or guarantee as security for compliance with the obligations set forth in the authorization, including any corrective and compensatory environmental measures imposed.
III.—That the State Forestry Administration (Administración Forestal del Estado) requires a technical and legal instrument that clearly establishes the procedure for the calculation, recovery, and distribution of the deposit or guarantee required by law for forestry management plans (planes de manejo), and for their subsequent disposition.
THEY DECREE:
PROCEDURE FOR THE DEPOSIT OR GUARANTEE REQUIRED FOR THE APPROVAL OF FORESTRY MANAGEMENT PLANS
CONSIDERING:
Therefore,
This procedure shall apply to the calculation, recovery, and disposition of the deposit or guarantee that approved management plans (planes de manejo) must provide as security for compliance with the obligations set forth in the respective authorization.
All natural or legal persons that, pursuant to the Forestry Act, Law 7575, must submit and obtain approval for a management plan (plan de manejo) are required to provide the deposit or guarantee established in Article 22 of said law.
To determine the amount of the deposit or guarantee, the State Forestry Administration (Administración Forestal del Estado), through the respective Conservation Area (Área de Conservación), shall calculate it taking into account the following parameters:
The deposit or guarantee may be provided in any of the following forms:
The guarantee shall be maintained in full force and effect for the entire duration of the management plan (plan de manejo), including any extensions, plus an additional period of two years, counted from the date of completion of the activities authorized in the plan.
The State Forestry Administration (Administración Forestal del Estado), through the respective Conservation Area (Área de Conservación), may order the partial or total recovery of the guarantee when the obligor fails to comply with the obligations set forth in the management plan (plan de manejo) or the applicable regulations. The amounts recovered shall be allocated to the Environmental Bank (Banco Ambiental) of the National System of Conservation Areas (Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación, SINAC) to finance projects for the conservation, protection, and recovery of forest resources.
Once the obligations set forth in the management plan (plan de manejo) have been fully complied with, and upon expiration of the term established in Article 5 of this procedure, the holder of the approved plan may request the release and cancellation of the guarantee from the State Forestry Administration (Administración Forestal del Estado), which shall be processed within a maximum of thirty business days.
In all matters not provided for in this procedure, the provisions of the Forestry Act, Law 7575, its amendments, and the Regulations to the Forestry Act, Executive Decree 25721-MINAE, as well as any other related legal provisions, shall apply.
This Decree shall take effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette La Gaceta.
Given at the Presidential House.—San José, on the thirtieth day of July, two thousand two.
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