Environmental Impact Assessment Law No. 81 of 1997. Country/Territory Japan Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Basic legislation EIA Access-to-information Capacity building Community management Ecosystem preservation Education Enforcement/compliance Environmental audit Environmental fees/charges Environmental planning Environmental standards Harbour Land-use planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Monitoring Offences/penalties Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Waterworks Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Law comprises the following Chapters: I, General Provisions; II, Procedures Prior to Preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Section 1 Determinations regarding a Class-2 Project; Section 2 Preparation of a Scoping Document; Section 3 Conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment. III, Draft Environmental Impact Statements; IV, Environmental Impact Statements: Section 1 Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement;Section 2 Supplementing an Environmental Impact Statement . V, Amending a Relevant Project; VI, Procedures After an Environmental Impact Statement is Made Public and Available for Public Review; VII, Special Provisions relating to Environmental Impact Assessments and Other Procedures: Section 1 Special Provisions relating to Relevant Projects Designated in Urban Plans; Section 2 Environmental Impact Assessments and Other Procedures relating to Port and Harbor Plans. VIII, Miscellaneous Provisions. Supplementary Provisions. Full text English