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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.

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