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Constitutional review ruling (C)December 10, 1998Full bench

C-771 de 1998

The official text of this ruling is in Spanish and is shown as published by the Colombian authorities.

Reporting justice Carlos Gaviria Díaz

✓Claimant Francia Lucia Diaz Cardozo Y Otro

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Topic · hard data
Ley 430/98. Arts. 2345 Y 6. Normas Prohibitivas En Materia Ambiental. Exequibles.
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Topics and subtopics of the ruling

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Constitucion Politica
  • Prohibición de introducir residuos nucleares y desechos tóxicos
  • No prohibe introducir desechos peligrosos distintos de los tóxicos y nucleares
Importador
  • Responsabilidad por manejo inadecuado de productos peligrosos
Autoridad Aduanera
  • Asignación de recursos para controlar el ingreso ilícito de desechos peligrosos
Legislador
  • Prohibición de ingresar o importar desechos peligrosos sin cumplir los procedimientos establecidos
7 topics · 8 subtopics · source: case-law reporter's topic index
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What it decided

Holdings on Ley 430/98. Hard data, verified against the operative part — citable.

5 holdings · source: operative part of the ruling
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  1. En merito de lo expuesto, la Corte Constitucional
  2. R E S U E L V E :
  3. Declarar EXEQUIBLES los apartes demandados de los articulos 2, 3, 4, 5 y 6 de la ley 430 de 1998, siempre y cuando se entienda que las sustancias peligrosas a que ellos aluden son, ademas de las senaladas expresamente en el articulo 81 de la Constitucion, todas aquellas que no pudiendo ser manejadas en una forma apropiada resulten lesivas de derechos fundamentales tales como la salud, vida e integridad fisica de las personas, el medio ambiente o cualquier otro. .
Verbatim text · source: operative part of the ruling
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