Decree no. 68 of 2023 on the Environmental Impact Assessment of Certain Projects (Amendment of Schedules).

Subject

Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Energy, Environment gen., Fisheries, Forestry, Mineral resources, Sea, Water, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Agricultural land Irrigation Drainage/land reclamation Nuclear energy Oil Natural gas Biofuel EIA Radiation Biological control agents Aquaculture Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation Animal production Mining EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Territorial sea Maritime zone Hazardous substances Waste non-domestic sources Waste disposal Sewerage Waste management Groundwater Water abstraction Basin/catchment/watershed Waterworks Inland waters

Geographical area

Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia

Entry into force notes

03 March, 2023.

Abstract

This Decree, issued by the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment implementing provisions of the Laws no. 127 of 2018 and 23 of 2021, provides for replacing the schedules annexed to the Laws concerning projects and the related submission of environmental impact assessment study, or information report. Projects requiring the environmental impact assessment include: crude oil refineries; thermal and nuclear power plants; facilities for production and processing of nuclear fuel producing nuclear waste; facilities for extraction and treatment of hazardous chemical substances; installations for the production of basic phytosanitary products and biocides, pharmaceutical products, explosives; waste disposal facilities; underground water pumping projects, and projects for the diversion of water resources from one hydrological basin to another; construction of dams and other facilities intended for the retention or permanent storage of water; sewage treatment plants; installations for commercial oil and natural gas extraction; laying of submarine cable, subsea pipelines and related facilities located in the territorial sea and/or in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic; biofuels or bioliquids production projects; fish farms and dairy products farms with specific production capacity; projects for the use of uncultivated land or semi-natural areas for intensive agricultural crops and irrigation and drainage projects; initial afforestation and deforestation for the purpose of conversion to another type of land use; projects involving mining of minerals and quarrying activities.

Full text

Greek

Website

www.mof.gov.cy

References - Legislation

Implements

Law no. 127 of 2018 concerning the Environmental Impact Assessment of Certain Projects.

Legislation | Cyprus | 2018

Keyword: Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Biodiversity, Crops/grasses, Farming, Land clearing, Drainage/land reclamation, Land-use planning, Irrigation, Energy conservation/energy production, Nuclear energy, Oil, Climate change, Coastal zone management, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, EIA, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Protection of environment, Public health, Transboundary effects, Protected area, Policy/planning, Standards, Aquaculture, Fish products, Milk/dairy products, Meat, Slaughtering, Sugar, Vegetables/legumes, Viticulture/oenological practices, Afforestation/reforestation, Protection of species, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Forest management/forest conservation, Animal production, Groundwater, Sewerage, Surface water, Thermal and medicinal waters, Waste disposal, Water abstraction, Freshwater resources management, Waterworks, Ecosystem preservation, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law no. 23 of 2021 amending the Environmental Impact Assessment of certain projects Law no. 127 of 2018.

Legislation | Cyprus | 2021

Keyword: Access-to-information, Access-to-justice, Enforcement/compliance, EIA, Institution, Procedural matters, Public participation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX