United Nations Convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context (Ratification) Law, 1999 (Law No. 24(III)/99). Country/Territory Cyprus Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Efimerida tis Dimokratias No. 3376, Part I, Supplement III, 23 December 1999, pp. 387-440. Subject Environment gen. Keyword EIA International organization Geographical area Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract The objective of this Law is to ratify the United Nations Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context aiming to promote environmentally sound and sustainable economic development, through the application of environmental impact assessment, especially as a preventive measure against trans-boundary environmental degradation. The text of the Law follows the Convention’s structure consisting of 20 articles and 7 Appendixes. Full text English/Greek