Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance Basel-Stadt (780.200). Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Basel-Stadt Document type Regulation Date 1991 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on the environmental impact assessment in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control EIA Authorization/permit Registration Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law implements the Federal Environment Protection Act of 7 October 1983. In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the environmental impact assessment in the Canton Basel-Stadt. The text consists of 10 articles divided into 8 parts as follows: Organization (1); Cases in which an environmental impact assessment shall be carried out (2); Guidelines (3); Registration (4); Publication of applications (5); Assessment of environmental impact in general (6); Assessment of environmental impact carried out by the federal state (7); Authorization procedures (8). Full text German Website www.bs.ch References - Legislation Implements Loi fédérale sur la protection de l'environnement (Loi sur la protection de l'environnement, LPE). Legislation | Switzerland | 1983 (2022) Keyword: Framework law, Pollution control, Polluter pays principle, Protection of environment, Precautionary principle, EIA, Environmental fees/charges, Institution, Ecosystem preservation, Hazards, Subsidy/incentive, Expropriation, Enforcement/compliance, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX