Environmental Impact Assessment Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1990 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAct on the evaluation of environmental impact. Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Basic legislation EIA Access-to-information Authorization/permit Mining Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Act has entered into force on 29 June 2005. Abstract An Act on the assessment of environmental impacts. Its purpose is to ensure that for the projects set out in Annex 1 relating to Article 3 in order to guarantee effective preventative environmental protection on the basis of uniform principles: 1. the effects on the environment are identified, described and assessed in time and comprehensively, 2. the results of the environmental impact assessment are taken into account as early as possible in all cases in which authorities decide upon the appro Full text German/English References - Legislation Implemented by Hamburg Environment Impact Assessment Law. Legislation | Germany | 1996 (2013) Keyword: Pollution control, EIA, Environmental planning, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Lower Saxony Environmental Impact Assessment Law. Legislation | Germany | 2007 (2010) Keyword: Pollution control, EIA, Environmental planning, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Baden-Württemberg Environmental Impact Assessment Law. Legislation | Germany | 2002 (2013) Keyword: Pollution control, EIA, Environmental planning, Classification/declassification, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Act on the transposing of the Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC. Legislation | Germany | 2016 Keyword: Emissions, Air quality/air pollution, Enforcement/compliance, Pollution control, EIA, Mining Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amending Act on the simplification of waste management monitoring. Legislation | Germany | 2006 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, EIA, Authorization/permit, Waste disposal, Waste management, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act on the introduction of a strategic evaluation of the environment and implementation of the Directive 2001/42/EG. Legislation | Germany | 2005 Keyword: EIA Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance amending the Act on the evaluation of environmental impact. Legislation | Germany | 2005 Keyword: EIA Source: FAO, FAOLEX