Act to amend section 7 of the Act relative to procedures of environmental impact assessment of public plans and programmes (No. 277 of 2011). Country/Territory Finland Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Sea, Water Keyword EIA Access-to-information Marine pollution Policy/planning Waterworks Sustainable development Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act amends the Act relative to procedures of environmental impact assessment of public plans and programmes in section 7 on the application sphere of the principal Act and the relationship with other legislation, notably the Land Use and Building Act (132/1999) and the Act on Water Conservation and Marine Management (1299/2004). Provisions for the environmental impact assessment to be made in the preparation of water resources management plans and the marine management plan and associated action programs are contained in the latter Act. Full text Swedish Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Amends Act relative to procedures of environmental impact assessment of public plans and programmes (No. 200 of 2005). Legislation | Finland | 2005 Keyword: EIA, Access-to-information, Transboundary effects, Public participation, Water supply, Sustainable development, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX