Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance Basel-Stadt.

Subject

Environment gen.

Keyword

Pollution control EIA Authorization/permit Registration Enforcement/compliance

Geographical area

Europe, 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 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 impac

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 (2017)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Polluter pays principle, Precautionary principle, EIA, Environmental fees/charges, Institution, Ecosystem preservation, Disasters, Subsidy/incentive, Expropriation, Enforcement/compliance, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX