Decree No. 37/99 approving the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulation. Country/Territory Sao Tome and Principe Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX 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 Full text Portuguese