Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) aims to reconcile environmental expectations in sustainable development by integrating environmental protection principles into sectoral policies—transport, energy, construction, agriculture, tourism, industry, education, etc.

EIA shall be carried out on a mandatory basis for investment proposals for construction, activities, and technologies by Annex 1 of the Environmental Protection Act (EPA), as well as for their modifications or extensions, the implementation of which may have significant environmental impacts. The necessity to carry out an EIA shall be assessed for investment proposals for new construction, activities, and technologies by Annex 2 of the EIA. Any extension or modification thereof is expected to result in a significant negative impact on the environment.

The stages of the EIA process are:

    1. Notification of the competent authorities and the affected population.

    2. Assessment of the need for an EIA.

    3. Consultations. Determination of the scope, content, and format of the EIA report.

    4. Assessing the quality of the EIA report.

    5. Organisation of public consultation on the EIA report.

    6. Decision-making on the EIA.

    7. Monitoring the implementation of the conditions of the EIA decision.

    8. Revalidation of an EIA decision that has lost its legal effect.