Environmental Law

1. Protected areas shall, pursuant to a Council of Ministers’ resolution issued upon a recommendation by the competent authority, be established on a land not privately owned and over which no one has a legal interest, concession, or attachment. Otherwise, the plan of such protected area shall be modified, or another area shall be designated, unless the rightful owner relinquishes his right, as prescribed by the regulations. 2. The competent authority shall invest and regulate investments in protected areas, in accordance with the regulations.