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Canada-Quebec Agreement on Environmental Assessment Cooperation.

País/Territorio
Canadá
Subdivisión territorial
Québec
Tipo de documento
Miscelanea
Fecha
2004
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Medio ambiente gen.
Palabra clave
Control de la contaminación EIA Acuerdo subnacional Recopilación de datos/informes Monitoreo Registro Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Planificación ambiental Normas sobre calidad ambiental Contrato/acuerdo Pueblos indígenas Política/planificación Normas Protección del medio ambiente
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Asia y Pacifico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Resumen

The objectives of this Agreement are to: a) foster cooperation and coordination between the Parties concerning the environmental assessment of projects while meeting the requirements of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and of the Quebec Environment Quality Act; b) to describe the roles and responsibilities of the Parties in implementing cooperative environmental assessments, thereby achieving more efficient use of public and private resources. The text – consisting of 21 sections deals, inter alia, with the following matters: coordination of the Agreement, preliminary consultations, determination of environmental assessment responsibilities, cooperative environmental assessments, Joint Review Panel, coordination of decisions and announcements, sharing of expertise, relationship between this Agreement and aboriginal peoples, transboundary considerations, resolution of disputes between the parties and duration of the agreement. Two Annexes complete the Agreement.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.gc.ca