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6.2. The Interpretation of Sustainability in the Hungarian Legal Framework
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6.2.6.Criminal law

6.2.6.Criminal law

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In the Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code,1 Chapter XXIII on crimes against the environment and nature lists the following criminal offences: Damaging the environment (Sec. 241), Damaging natural values (Sec. 242-243), Animal cruelty (Sec. 244), Game poaching (Sec. 245), Fish poaching (Sec. 246), Organising illegal animal fights (Sec. 247), Violation of waste management regulations (Sec. 248), Abuse of ozone-depleting substances (Sec. 249), Abuse of radioactive materials (Sec. 250), Unlawful operation of a nuclear facility (Sec. 251), Abuse related to the application of atomic energy (Sec. 252), Ban on entering certain areas (Sec. 253).

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Damaging the environment: Section 241 (1) A person who a) endangers the soil, air, water, flora and fauna or their components by significant pollution or any other means, b) damages the soil, air, water, flora and fauna or their components by significant pollution or any other means to such an extent that their natural or previous condition can only be restored by intervention, c) damages the soil, air, water, flora and fauna or their components by significant pollution or any other means to such an extent that their natural or previous condition cannot be restored is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years in the case specified in point a), for one to five years in the case specified in point b), and for two to eight years in the case specified in point c).
Damaging natural values: Section 242 (1) A person who unlawfully acquires, keeps, places on the market, imports into, exports from or transports through the territory of the country, trades in, damages or destroys a) a specimen of a specially protected living organism, b) specimens of a protected living organism or a plant or animal species that are significant for nature conservation purposes in the European Union, provided that the total monetary value of all such specimens, as determined by law, reaches the lowest monetary value determined for specimens of a specially protected living organism, c) a specimen of a living organism falling within the scope of Annex A or B of the Council Regulation (EC) on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years.

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Also mentioned are: Placing a poor-quality product on the market (Sec. 415), False certification of conformity (Sec. 416), Deception of consumers (Sec. 417).
 
1 2012. évi C. törvény a Büntető Törvénykönyvről https://net.jogtar.hu/jogszabaly?docid=a1200100.tv in English: https://njt.hu/jogszabaly/en/2012-100-00-00
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