{"id":4420,"date":"2026-01-21T12:05:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ehstechniques.es\/environmental-liability-environmental-risk-analysis-calculation-of-the-guarantee\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T12:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:24:15","slug":"environmental-environmental-risk-analysis-calculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ehstechniques.es\/en\/environmental-environmental-risk-analysis-calculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Liability: Environmental Risk Analysis: Calculation of the Guarantee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The implementation of industrial and infrastructure projects in the territory is not limited to generating economic or productive benefits. These developments also entail transformations and possible environmental impacts which, if not properly assessed and managed, can lead to significant risks for the viability and continuity of business. <\/p>\n\n

In Spain, many projects and installations have had to face relevant environmental responsibilities not because of a lack of ordinary regulatory compliance, but because they did not adequately anticipate accidental scenarios with the capacity to generate damage to the environment. In this context, the analysis of environmental risks and the calculation of the associated financial guarantee become key management tools. <\/p>\n\n

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Regulatory framework: the essential to understand the obligation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Law 26\/2007 on environmental liability stipulates that operators of certain activities are obliged to prevent, avoid and repair any environmental damage they may cause. In order to ensure that this obligation can be met, the legislation requires, in certain cases, the provision of a compulsory financial guarantee. <\/p>\n\n

Royal Decree 2090\/2008, which partially develops the Law, defines that such guarantee must be calculated on the basis of an Environmental Risk Analysis (ARMA). Subsequently, Royal Decree 183\/2015 specifies that the amount of the guarantee will correspond to the cost of the primary repair project, to which are added the costs of prevention and avoidance of damage. <\/p>\n\n

More recently, Law 7\/2022 on contaminated waste and soil for a circular economy extends this obligation to waste managers, reinforcing the importance of these analyses in an increasing number of activities.<\/p>\n\n

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Environmental Risk Analysis (ARMA) as a starting point<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

The ARMA is the technical basis on which the whole process is built. Its objective is not only to comply with a legal requirement, but also to identify in advance accidental scenarios that could lead to significant damage to natural resources. <\/p>\n\n

A properly developed ARMA allows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n