Ecuadorian Laws Chevron has Violated

Four Classes of Law that Chevron has Violated in Ecuador

1)  Seven Laws Over the Course of Chevron's Operations in Ecuador:

  • Yacimientos Law (1921)     

The right to use water for exploration and in the quantity required, without taking away its purity and quality as drinking water.

Contracted parties are obligated to: e) employ modern and efficient machinery; s) adopt measures necessary for the protection of flora, fauna and all other natural resources; t) over contaminating water, the atmosphere and soil.

  • Water Law (1972)

Declares all water to be a national posession for public use (art. 3); Prohibits all contamination of waters that affect human health or the devlopment of flora and fauna

  • Hydrocarbons Law (1974)

Artículo 30. Contracted parties are obligated to: e) employ modern and efficient machinery; s) adopt measures necessary for the protection of flora, fauna and all other natural resources; t) over contaminating water, the atmosphere and soil.  

  • Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution (1976)

Prohibits dumping in ... gullies, channels, rivers, natural and artificial lakes …

  • Hydrocarbons Law (1978)

Contracted parties are obligated to: e) employ modern and efficient machinery; s) adopt measures necessary for the protection of flora, fauna and all other natural resources; t) over contaminating water, the atmosphere and soil.

  • Hydrocarbons Law Reform (1982)

Bring oil exploration operations to agree to the laws and rules protecting the environment.

2)  A number of laws AFTER Texaco left the country (as it's contamination still exists).

  • Tulas Norms (2002)
  • Decree 1215 (2001)
  • Decree 2982 (1995)
  • Decree 2144 (1989)

3)  International norms of reference

4)  Operation contract with State of Ecuador

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Purveyors of Chevron's Fraud

Rodrigo PEREZ PALLARES

"Children all over the world get cancer"

Rodrigo PEREZ PALLARES

CHEVRON ATTORNEY UNDER INDICTMENT FOR SIGNING FRAUDULENT CLEAN-UP AGREEMENT ON THE OIL GIANT´S BEHALF, THEREBY SELLING OUT THE HEALTH OF HIS OWN PEOPLE. HE SAYS THAT "CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD GET CANCER."

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