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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 title
Ordinance 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