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Order No. 1184 on assessment of certain public and private environmental installations (EIA) under the Planning Act.

Country/Territory
Denmark
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Land & soil, Mineral resources
Keyword
EIA Mining Environmental planning Data collection/reporting Climate change Policy/planning Natural gas
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
10 November 2014.
Abstract

The Order sets rules on construction works or other installations and interventions on the environment which are listed under Appendices 1-2, and also applies to the extraction of mineral resources. The purpose of the Order is to implement environmental impact assessment (EIA) through the Danish Nature Agency and Environmental Protection Agency. The EIA shall identify, describe and evaluate a plant's direct and indirect effects on human beings, fauna and flora, soil, water, air, climate, landscape, material assets and cultural heritage, and the interaction between these factors. The Order adds section 6 to article 11, with regard to the administrative handling of environmental impact assessments by the Danish Nature Agency and Environmental Protection Agency, which now includes the installations for fracturing solely in connection with exploration and extraction of gas shall be regulated by the agency.

Full text
Danish
Website
www.retsinformation.dk

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

Legislation | European Union | 2011 (2014)

Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Planning Act (No. 1157 of 2020).

Legislation | Denmark | 1991 (2020)

Keyword: Environmental planning, Protection of habitats, Policy/planning, Basic legislation, Coastal zone management, Urban land, Internal trade, Zoning, Expropriation, Land-use planning, Freshwater resources management, Sustainable development, Sustainable use

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Raw Materials Act (No. 124 of 2017).

Legislation | Denmark | 1991 (2017)

Keyword: Pollution control, Continental shelf, Maritime zone, Basic legislation, Mining, Oil, Management/conservation, Exploration, Minerals, Sustainable development, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Order No. 764 on environmental impact assessment (EIA) of certain public and private constructions under the Planning Act.

Legislation | Denmark | 2014

Keyword: EIA, Mining, Environmental planning, Data collection/reporting, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX