Lower Saxony Environmental Impact Assessment Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Niedersachsen Document type Legislation Date 2007 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control EIA Environmental planning Classification/declassification Policy/planning Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law implements the Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment and the Federal Act on the evaluation of environmental impact. The text consists of 11 articles divided into 3 Parts as follows: General provisions for environmental impact assessment (I); Classification of environmental impact assessment (II); Strategic environmental impact assessment (III). Four Annexes are enclosed: List of projects subject to environmental impact assessment (1); Criteria for preliminary assessment in specific cases (2); List of plans and programmes subject to strategic environmental impact assessment (3); Criteria for the preliminary assessment in specific cases within a strategic environmental impact assessment (5). Four Annexes are enclosed. Full text German Website www.niedersachsen.de References - Legislation Implements Environmental Impact Assessment Act. Legislation | Germany | 1990 (2021) Keyword: Basic legislation, EIA, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Mining, Right to clean/healthy environment, Risk assessment/management, Human rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. Legislation | European Union | 1985 Keyword: EIA, Authorization/permit, Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Guidelines on the authorization to explore minerals with a particular view to nature protection requirements. Legislation | Germany | 2011 Keyword: Minerals, Mining, Authorization/permit, Exploration, Inspection, EIA, Pollution control, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX