Environmental Impact Assessment Act. Country/Territory Korea, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 2011 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Basic legislation Pollution control EIA Sustainable development Risk assessment/management Environmental planning Environmental standards Institution Environmental audit Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Freshwater pollution Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The purpose of this Act is to promote environment-friendly, sustainable development and healthy and pleasant life of citizens by forecasting and assessing the environmental impacts of a plan or project and by formulating measures for environmental conservation when a plan or project that has an environmental impact is formulated and implemented. In particular, the Minister of Environment, the heads of planning agencies, the heads of agencies with authority for the approval for plans or projects and project implementers not subject to obtaining approval shall form and operate an Environmental Impact Assessment Council in order to deliberate the matters listed in article 8. The text consists of 76 articles. Full text English Website www.klri.re.kr References - Legislation Implemented by Enforcement Decree of the Environmental Impact Assessment. Legislation | Korea, Republic of | 2012 (2015) Keyword: Pollution control, EIA, Risk assessment/management, Data collection/reporting, Environmental planning, Enforcement/compliance, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX