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which are temporary or definitive, partial or total closure of the plant that is the sourceof the contamination.6.3. Administrative Penalties300C H A P T E R X V I IClosure is an administrative penalty that can be imposed in cases of imminent risk, aswell as in cases of failure to meet the deadlines and conditions imposed by the authorityin specific circumstances, and in cases of recurrence. Administrative penalties alsoinclude fines of from 20 to 40,000 days of minimum wage, administrative arrest for upto 36 hours, and the suspension or revocation of concessions, licenses, permits, andauthorizations, among others.With regard to criminal liability, the Federal Criminal Code (Código Penal Federal) containsa specific section on environmental crimes and environmental management whereseveral environmental crimes are established in relation to technological and hazardousactivities, bio-diversity, bio-security and environmental management. To cite an example,anyone who emits or discharges contaminants in the air or water in violation ofapplicable laws and standards and anyone who authorizes or orders such violations, canbe imprisoned from one to nine years and fined up to 3,000 days of minimum wage. Ifthese activities are carried out in a protected natural area, the prison sentence can beincreased by three additional years.In addition to the penalties established specifically for each of the environmentalcrimes, the Federal Criminal Code establishes that the following measures must also betaken: (a) actions necessary to reestablish the conditions of the natural elements affected;(b) the suspension, modification or demolition of the constructions, works or activitiesthat have caused the environmental crime; (c) the reincorporation of the naturalelements, samples or species of wild flora and fauna, and (d) works in benefit of thecommunity, etc.With regard to civil liability, the LGEEPA provides generally that whoever carries outworks or activities that affect the environment must remediate any damages caused andassume the costs such remediation involves. More specifically it establishes that in additionto any criminal or administrative penalties that may be applicable, any person thatcontaminates or deteriorates the environment or affects the natural resources or the biodiversitywill be liable and will be obligated to remediate any damages caused in accordancewith the applicable civil law. The statute of limitations on environmental liabilityis five years from the occurrence of the corresponding act, event or omission.Other environmental laws develop this concept further. The General Law for the Preventionand Integrated Management of Wastes (Ley General para la Prevención y GestiónIntegral de los Residuos) is the newest and the strictest in this regard. This law provides inrelation to civil liability that anyone responsible for the contamination of a site, or harm