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Decree-Law No. 179/2015 amending the legal regime of environmental impact assessment.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, Serie I, No. 167, 27 August 2015.
Subject
Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
EIA Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Environmental standards Waste disposal Standards Protection of environment Classification/declassification Waste management
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Decree-Law establishes the Second Amendment to Decree-Law No. 151-B/2013, amended by Decree-Law no 47/2014, which establishes the legal regime for environmental impact assessment of public and private projects that might have significant effects on the environment, and transposes into national legislation the EU Directive No. 2011/92 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of certain public and private projects on the environment.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.pt

References - Legislation

Amends

Decree-Law No. 151-B/2013 establishing the legal regime of environmental impact assessment.

Legislation | Portugal | 2013 (2017)

Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental standards, Waste disposal, Basic legislation, Standards, Protection of environment, Classification/declassification, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX