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Presidential Decree implementing Presidential Decree of 12 April 1996-Environmental Impact Assessment-Directing and Coordinating Act-Supplement to Resolution No. 4 of 20 January 1999.

Country/Territory
Italy
Territorial subdivision
Sicilia
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
EIA Hazardous substances Pollution control Authorization/permit Data collection/reporting
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

The present Decree consists of only one article which states the adoption of Resolution of the Regional Council No. 115 of 11 May 1999, which is hereby attached. The Resolution provides for the implementation of Presidential Decree of 12 April 1996 in matter of environmental impact assessment. The procedure referred to in article 10 of the above-mentioned Presidential Decree shall apply exclusively to the projects listed out in Annex B to the Presidential Decree itself. The following areas are considered to be areas of high environmental sensitiveness: protected nature areas; areas protected for hydrogeological purposes; nature parks and reserves; areas protected under the Regional Landscape Territorial Plan; areas at environmental risk. The assessment procedure is hereby fully regulated. The request shall be deposited with the Regional Territorial and Environmental Counsel. It shall be accompanied by a report on environmental effects and describing the project in question. If the Regional Counsel considers that the project should be subject to the EIA procedure, it shall apply the rules laid down in article 2 of the Resolution. Four Annexes are attached. Annexes A and B list out the types of projects hereby dealt with; Annex D contains the assessment elements to be taken into account.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.regione.sicilia.it

References - Legislation

Implements

Presidential Decree establishing criteria for the implementation of article 40, paragraph 1, of Act of 22 February 1994, No. 146 on the Environmental Impact Assessment.

Legislation | Italy | 1996

Keyword: Pollution control, EIA, Authorization/permit, Hazardous substances, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX