美国破产企业的环境清理责任及其启示

依据美国环境保护相关立法的规定,任何企业都有保护环境的法定义务,违反该义务造成环境污染的当事各方须承担清理污染场地并支付清理费用的责任。对于濒临破产的企业而言,其环境清理责任的承担由美国破产相关程序加以保证,并依据破产企业环境侵害行为所发生的具体情势而有不同的责任承担机制。美国的相关立法与司法经验对我国破产企业环境责任的承担有重要的启示意义。

The Environmental Cleanup Liability of the U.S.Bankrupted Enterprises and Its Clues for China

The Enterprises have the liability to protect the environment according to the U.S.environmental legislations,which means that if the enterprises act against the liability,,they will have to clean up the polluted site and pay the relevant cost.The environmental cleanup liability of the enterprises access to bankruptcy is guaranteed by the relevant bankruptcy procedure,and which has the different liability bearing system according to the different conditions.Moreover,the relevant legislations and judicial ex...