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Decree No. 37/99 approving the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulation.

Country/Territory
Sao Tome and Principe
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 12, 30 November 1999, pp. 135-142.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
EIA Institution Research Environmental fees/charges
Geographical area
Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States
Entry into force notes
This Decree shall enter into force 60 days after its publication.
Abstract

This Decree approves the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulation. It consists of 5 chapters and 3 annexes establishing the requirements to be satisfied in order to authorize activities which could damage the environment (to be authorized by an EIA licence). It is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. 1); Environmental impact assessment evaluation (2); Environmental licence (3); Environmental advisors (4); Enforcement and control (5). The annexes list environmental activity needing an authorization and fees to be paid in order to obtain a licence.

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