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Act to amend the Act relative to procedures of environmental impact assessment of public plans and programmes (No. 253 of 2017).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
EIA Transboundary effects Public participation
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 provisions concerning transboundary environmental effects. The Finnish authority responsible for a plan or programme with transboundary effects in a state of the European Union or a state bound by an agreement with Finland shall notify the Ministry of Environment. The Ministry shall inform the affected state(s) and shall conduct negotiations with that state or those states. A new section 10A is added to the principal Act. This section concerns participation by (the Ministry of Environment of) Finland in environmental assessment of another state's plan or programme. The Act sets out procedures for such participation.

Full text
Swedish
Website
www.finlex.fi

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

Legislation | European Union | 2011 (2014)

Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

Legislation | European Union | 2014

Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Climate change, Offences/penalties, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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