On April 3rd, 2020, the President of the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources signed declaration N. 7337671/2020-GABIN, which provides temporary guidelines for compliance with legal obligations regarding the treatment and compensation of environmental impacts caused by companies and activities authorized by the Institute.

The document guides companies to implement the requirements established in the scope of their licenses, particularly those directly related to maintaining environmental quality.

If a company is unable to meet an obligation operationally, solutions should be employed to minimize the effects as quickly as possible.

Guidelines for Compliance with Environmental Licensing:

I. Compliance with legal obligations under environmental licensing must be maintained, to the extent possible, by the company.

II. Environmental measures linked immediately and directly to adequate levels of environmental quality must be maintained.

III. If it is not operationally possible to comply with any environmental measure or obligation, the company should act to minimize the effects and duration of this non-compliance.

IV. In the event outlined in item III, the company should seek a swift return to the normal situation.

V. The company should document and promptly forward information related to item III to IBAMA.

VI. If there is a risk of non-compliance that could jeopardize safe operational activities or compromise environmental quality and public well-being, this must be communicated to IBAMA through contact dilic.sede@ibama.gov.br - mailto:dilic.sede@ibama.gov.br.

VII. Compliance with measures for monitoring and minimizing impacts, not immediately and directly actionable, must be adjusted as necessary, ensuring that obligations are not interrupted.

VIII. Companies are encouraged, as much as possible, to transition to remote working modes. Therefore, they should conduct training, certifications, and other remote-eligible activities without canceling or postponing them when feasible.

Important:

The non-compliance with license obligations will be assessed considering the limitations imposed by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).

For more information, please contact info@orbiscompliance.com - mailto:info@orbiscompliance.com or (408) 465-7331.