Sh. On September 4, the Regional Court of Panevėžys rejected the complaint of UAB “Rytkirta” and upheld the decision of the Department of Environmental Protection dated November 15, 2022 regarding the imposition of an economic sanction on the company for a violation of Article 117 of the Environmental Protection Law. part (arbitrary felling of trees on forest land), by which Rytkirta UAB a fine of 3,000 euros was imposed. The court’s decision can still be appealed.
The Department of Environmental Protection has already announced that in the forest plot no. 19, UAB “Rytkirta” carried out arbitrary felling of a part of the forest, without having a permit issued in accordance with the established procedure, and thus caused damage to the environment. Environmental damage was calculated for 368 mature trees illegally felled in an area of 0.8 ha.
The Department of Environmental Protection reminds that the Panevėžys District Court no. On January 12, after examining the civil case according to the claim of the Department of Environmental Protection, he awarded 63,636 euros in compensation for damage to the environment (forest) from UAB “Rytkirta”.
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