Law No.10440 dated 7.7.2011 on the environment impact assessment. Country/Territory Albania Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword EIA Environmental planning Access-to-information Enforcement/compliance Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Basic legislation Policy/planning Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes The Law enters into force 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract The Law aims at ensuring a high level of environment protection by preventing, minimizing, and compensating the environmental harms to be caused by projects not yet implemented, and enabling an open decision making process during the identification and the evaluation of the negative environmental impacts. It lays out the framework for the requirements, responsibilities, rules and procedures for the evaluation of the negative environmental impacts. The Law consists of the following Chapters: General Provisions, Procedures for Assessing the Environmental Impact, EIE Parties and Consultation, Access to Information and Confidential Data, Planning Authorities Decision-Making, Borderline environment EIE, EIE’s experts, Appeal and sanctions, and Final Provisions. Full text Albanian Website www.qpz.gov.al; www.ligjet.org References - Legislation Repeals Law No. 8990 on Environmental Impact Assessment. Legislation | Albania | 2003 Keyword: Basic legislation, EIA, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Instruction No. 3 of 2013 on the documentation required for environmental permits of type A, B, and C. Legislation | Albania | 2013 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Pollution control, EIA Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation 686 date 29.7.2015 approving the rules, responsibilities, and terms of procedure for the environment impact assessment (EIA) and the transfer of the environment certificate decision. Legislation | Albania | 2015 Keyword: Inspection, Authorization/permit, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Governance, Policy/planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation No. 95 date 14.2.2018 amending Regulation No. 686 date 29.7.2015 approving the rules, the responsibilities and the terms of procedure for the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and the transfer of the Environment Certificate. Legislation | Albania | 2018 Keyword: Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Governance, Inspection, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX