Compliance readiness
An environmental inspection can ask you for up to 50 documents, permits and tests. We prepare them for you.
The requirement checklists the authorities use in environmental inspections cover everything from the articles of incorporation to effluent, noise and emissions testing. We advise you so your company meets every point, we file whatever is missing and we support you during the inspection.
Why now
The 2026 framework made environmental liabilities an operator obligation, and the oil reactivation multiplied the work in the field.
We know those rules and design our services to comply with them.
| What changed | What it means for you | How we help |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment to the Organic Hydrocarbons Law (G.O. —Official Gazette— 6,978, January 2026) and its Regulations (Decree 5,381, G.O. 7,052, July 2026) | The operator must restore affected areas and remediate accumulated environmental damage (art. 9) | Liability assessment, hydrocarbon recovery and remediation |
| Serious environmental damage is a very serious offense | Fines, revocation of the authorization, termination of the contract and up to 15 years barred from government contracts | Preventive compliance and an up-to-date file |
| Dismantling is the operator’s responsibility (art. 26) and decommissioning must be notified for authorization (art. 66) | Closing facilities requires a plan, permits and a documented close-out | Industrial decommissioning with a complete file |
| Recoverable hydrocarbon waste can be industrialized (art. 60) | Crude in sludge is a resource, not just waste | Hydrocarbon recovery plants |
| Mandatory local content (art. 6) | Projects must incorporate Venezuelan goods, services and talent | Venezuelan group companies with international technology |
| Environmental Criminal Law: client and contractor are jointly liable (art. 16) | A bad environmental vendor is a legal risk for you | Execution by licensed companies and traceability by batch |
| Recyclable metal is a strategic material (Decree 4,445) and public entities need SUDEBIP (Superintendency of Public Assets) authorization to decommission it | Its sale and export are regulated | Group companies with export authorization, verified origin and decommissioning files |
| The Stockholm Convention sets 2028 as the deadline to safely dispose of equipment containing PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) | Old transformers are a liability with a deadline | Inventory, sampling and management with an authorized destination |
| New operators are reactivating hundreds of wells in mature fields | More locations to remediate, more equipment replaced and more purchasing in the field | Supply, location remediation and the From Liabilities to Assets program |
What the authorities may ask for
Six categories. We take care of the whole list.
Company and premises
- Articles of incorporation and amendments
- RIF (Tax Information Registry) of the company and its partners
- Property ownership or lease documents
- Legal origin of raw materials, machinery and equipment
- Municipal land-use approval
- Building permit and zoning variables
- RUPDAE (Single Registry of Persons Engaged in Economic Activities)
Environmental registrations and permits
- RACDA (Registry of Activities Capable of Degrading the Environment) as generator or handler
- Technical accreditation from MINEC (Ministry of People’s Power for Ecosocialism) with an environmental impact study
- Environmental performance certificate
- Registration as a material recovery company
- Description of the production process
- Environmental remediation plan
- Earthmoving and soil impact permits
- Occupation of ABRAE (Areas Under a Special Management Regime)
- Tree pruning or felling permit
- Water source user registration
Waste and substances
- Hazardous waste tracking sheet (Decree 2,635)
- Certificate for handling hazardous substances, materials and waste
- Transport permit for recoverable materials
- List and data sheets of chemical products
- RESQUIMC (National Single Registry of Controlled Chemical Substance Operators)
Testing and monitoring
- Liquid effluents (Decree 883)
- Noise (Decree 2,217)
- Air emissions (Decree 638)
- Laboratory tests for metals and bacteria
- Testing of finished products
Safety and risks
- Fire Department permit
- Emergency plan
- Environmental damage insurance policy
- Registration with INPSASEL (National Institute for Occupational Prevention, Health and Safety)
- Power generator installation permit
Depending on the activity
- Forestry: REGIFOR (National Registry of Forest Industries), forest product logs and permits
- Hydrocarbons: registration with the Ministry of Hydrocarbons
- Food and health: health permit, health certificates, fumigation plan, product health registration, agri-food registration with SUNAGRO (National Superintendency of Agri-Food Management) and RUNSAI (National Single Registry of Integrated Agricultural Health)
- Fishing: INSOPESCA (Socialist Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture) permit
How we get you compliant
Five steps, from assessment to keeping it current.
Assessment against the inspection checklist
we review what your company has and what it lacks, requirement by requirement.
Complete file
we organize your documents and prepare the missing ones.
Filings and testing
we handle registrations and permits and coordinate testing with registered laboratories.
Support during the inspection
we assist you during the visit and in responding to any notice.
Keeping it current
we keep the renewal calendar so nothing expires.
Reference legal framework
The regulations we apply in every service.
View legal framework
| Regulation | What it governs |
|---|---|
| Organic Environmental Law | Principles of environmental management and liability for damage |
| Environmental Criminal Law | Environmental offenses and joint liability of client and contractor |
| Law on Hazardous Substances, Materials and Waste | Generation, handling and disposal of hazardous waste |
| Integrated Waste Management Law | Handling of non-hazardous waste |
| Organic Hydrocarbons Law (2026) and its Regulations | Environmental, restoration and decommissioning obligations of the operator |
| Decree 1,257 | Environmental assessment of activities that may degrade the environment |
| Decree 2,635 | Control of material recovery and hazardous waste handling |
| Decree 883 | Water quality and effluent discharges |
| Decree 638 | Air quality and atmospheric emissions |
| Decree 2,217 | Noise control |
| Decree 4,445 | Recyclable metal as a strategic material |
| LOPCYMAT (Organic Law on Prevention, Conditions and the Working Environment) | Workers’ health and safety |
Would your company pass an inspection today?
In a first visit we identify your liabilities, your recoverable value and your outstanding obligations.