Act amending the Environmental Impact Assessment Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 52, 28 July 2017, pp. 2808-2830. Subject Environment gen. Keyword EIA Access-to-information Authorization/permit Mining Right to clean/healthy environment Risk assessment/management Human rights Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance introduces some amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Act in its version of 24 February 2010. In particular, the Act amends, inter alia, article 1 on Sphere of application; article 2 dealing with Definition of terms and article 3 concerning Principles of environmental impact assessment. Moreover, the Act amends Part 1 on Requirements for an environmental impact assessment; Part 2 concerning Procedural steps for an environmental impact assessment; Part 3 laying down provisions relating to Part approval of environmental projects. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Amends Environmental Impact Assessment Act. Legislation | Germany | 1990 (2021) Keyword: Basic legislation, EIA, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Mining, Right to clean/healthy environment, Risk assessment/management, Human rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX