1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented.
The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and shall include at least:
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(a)
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fines proportionate to the environmental damage and impact on human safety and health, set at a level which:
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(i)
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at least deprives those responsible of the economic benefits derived from the infringement in an effective way; and
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(ii)
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gradually increases for repeated serious infringements;
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(b)
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periodic penalty payments to compel operators, undertakings, mine operators or importers to put an end to an infringement, comply with a decision ordering remedial actions or corrective measures, provide information or submit to an inspection, as applicable.
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By 5 August 2025, Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules and those measures and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.