Law No. 28/99 authorising the Government of Portugal to amend Environmental Impact Assessment criteria. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 109/99 (I-A), 11 May 1999, p. 2438. Subject Environment gen. Keyword EIA Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Law authorizes the Government of Portugal to amend Environmental Impact Assessment criteria. It consists of 3 articles defining the requirements to be met by public or private projects in order to avoid environmental damages and specifies fines to be paid by offenders for illegal activity. Full text Portuguese