CHAPTER VI

INSPECTIONS AND RECORDS

Enforcement and penalties
Article 36
1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the abandonment, dumping or uncontrolled management of waste, including littering.
2
Members States shall lay down provisions on the penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Substituted by Directive (EU) 2018/851 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (Text with EEA relevance).