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Administrative Court Provided 20 Days to Nature Protection Ministry to
Prepare Explanations on NEMO Dolphinarium
arminfo
Saturday, September 17, 20:09
On 15 September the first hearing of the action brought by "Center
for Bird Lovers" and "EcoDar" NGOs against Nature Protection Ministry
of Armenia at the Administrative Court of Armenia.
In accordance with the lawsuit, the Ministry is accused of inactions
in regard with "Nemo" Dolphinarium and "Nerum" Company in Komitas
Public Park.
According to Ecolur, the dolphinarium was constructed in the absence
of positive opinion of the environmental expert assessment.
Nevertheless, despite all the public appeals to Nature Protection
Ministry that the dolphinarium was an illegal building, the Ministry
didn't carry out necessary examinations either in terms of the
building, or in the terms of company documents.
However, the Ministry will most probably have to take these measures.
NGO Barrister Levon Ohanyan told EcoLur that Judge R. Hakobyan
provided Nature Protection Ministry 20 days to prepare explanations.
The first question is why the Ministry hadn't required to carry out
the expert assessment of a building which is located in the square of
1250 square meters.
According to L. Ohanyan, the building was constructed when the old
standards for mandatory expert assessment were in force - more than
1000 square meters. New standards are 1500 square meters adopted only
in autumn 2010.
Prepare Explanations on NEMO Dolphinarium
arminfo
Saturday, September 17, 20:09
On 15 September the first hearing of the action brought by "Center
for Bird Lovers" and "EcoDar" NGOs against Nature Protection Ministry
of Armenia at the Administrative Court of Armenia.
In accordance with the lawsuit, the Ministry is accused of inactions
in regard with "Nemo" Dolphinarium and "Nerum" Company in Komitas
Public Park.
According to Ecolur, the dolphinarium was constructed in the absence
of positive opinion of the environmental expert assessment.
Nevertheless, despite all the public appeals to Nature Protection
Ministry that the dolphinarium was an illegal building, the Ministry
didn't carry out necessary examinations either in terms of the
building, or in the terms of company documents.
However, the Ministry will most probably have to take these measures.
NGO Barrister Levon Ohanyan told EcoLur that Judge R. Hakobyan
provided Nature Protection Ministry 20 days to prepare explanations.
The first question is why the Ministry hadn't required to carry out
the expert assessment of a building which is located in the square of
1250 square meters.
According to L. Ohanyan, the building was constructed when the old
standards for mandatory expert assessment were in force - more than
1000 square meters. New standards are 1500 square meters adopted only
in autumn 2010.