Presidential Decree No. 117/20 approving the General Regulation for Environmental Impact Assessment and the Environmental Licensing Procedure. Country/Territory Angola Document type Regulation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 54. Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Basic legislation EIA Research Environmental planning Authorization/permit Environmental standards Offences/penalties Freshwater pollution Pollution control Protection of habitats Groundwater Hazardous waste Environmental fees/charges Erosion Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Sustainable development Geographical area Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Presidential Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Presidential Decree approves the General Regulation for Environmental Impact Assessment and the Environmental Licensing Procedure. This Regulation, consisting of 53 articles divided into five Chapters and five Annexes, establishes requirements to perform any environmental activity, rules and procedures that regulate the environmental impact assessment of public and private projects and the environmental licensing procedure for activities that, by their nature, location or size, are likely to cause significant environmental and social impact, as well as relative fees and fines for illegal activities. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Repeals Decree No. 51/04 on Environmental Impact Assessment. Legislation | Angola | 2004 Keyword: EIA, Research, Environmental planning, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 59/07 on Environmental Licensing. Legislation | Angola | 2007 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX