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Governmental Decree No. 509 validating the Regulation on the procedure for organization and performance of environmental impact assessment.

Country/Territory
Tajikistan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
EIA Public health Public participation Data collection/reporting Access-to-information
Geographical area
Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

This Regulation establishes the procedure for environmental impact assessment of projected economic and other activities. In the case of consideration of national and local projects of sectoral concepts, forecasts, programs and schemes, the implementation of which is associated with the use of natural resources and (or) may have an impact on the environment, the impact assessment is carried out as a strategic environmental assessment. The objectives of the environmental impact assessment shall be as follows: (a) comprehensive consideration of all environmental and related socio-economic and other consequences of the proposed activity before making a decision on its implementation; (b) search for optimal project solutions to prevent or minimize the possible significant adverse effects of the proposed economic activity on the environment; (c) taking effective measures to minimize the possible significant adverse effects of the proposed activity on the environment and human health; and (d) determination of the admissibility (inadmissibility) of the implementation of the proposed activity on the selected land plot. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) includes the following steps: (a) development and approval of a program for environmental impact assessment; (b) development of an environmental impact assessment report; (c) holding discussions of the EIA report with the public, whose rights and legal interests may be affected during the implementation of project decisions; (d) finalization of the EIA report on public comments and suggestions; (e) submission of the revised project documentation for the proposed economic activity, including the EIA report, for the state environmental impact assessment; and (f) approval of project documentation for the proposed economic activity, including the EIA report, in the manner envisaged by acting legislation.

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