Article 338 of the Criminal Law is about the crime of discharging, dumping or disposing radioactive wastes, wastes containing infectious disease pathogens, toxic substances or other hazardous wastes into the land, water bodies and atmosphere in violation of state regulations, causing serious environmental pollution accidents, causing heavy losses to public and private property or heavy casualties, and its criminal punishment. Can be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and also or only a fine.
Article 338 of the Criminal Law, whoever, in violation of state regulations, discharges, dumps or disposes of radioactive waste, waste containing pathogens of infectious diseases, toxic substances or other hazardous waste into land, water body or atmosphere, thus causing serious environmental pollution accidents, resulting in heavy losses to public or private property or serious consequences of personal injury or death, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also or shall only be fined; If the consequences are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined.