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