Decree No. 8/2017 approving the Regulation on Environmental Licensing. País/Territorio Guinea-Bissau Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 2017 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Boletim Oficial, I Série, Supplement, No. 26. Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Autorización/permiso Tarifas/cánones relativos al medio ambiente Normas sobre calidad ambiental Planificación ambiental Infracciones/sanciones Cuestiones de procedimiento Política/planificación Normas Protección del medio ambiente Área geográphica Africa, Países menos desarrollados, Atlántico Norte, Sahel, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Africa Occidental Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day after its publication. Resumen This Decree approves the Regulation on Environmental Licensing. This Regulation, consisting of 35 articles divided into four Chapters, aims at regulating the environmental licensing procedures of activities that, by their nature, location or size, are likely to have significant environmental and social impacts. In addition, it establishes in such cases the compulsory environmental licensing issued by the Competent Environmental Assessment Authority (AAAC), for all new projects and where changes are done to the projects already licensed, namely in case of expansion of the activity, expansion or alteration of the place, etc. It applies to projects that are likely to have significant environmental and social impacts. Any other projects, programmes, plans and policies not listed in Annexes I, II and III of Law No. 10/2010 of 24 September, but susceptible of causing a significant negative impact on the environment are subject to an environmental licensing. Offences and penalties are established by the attached sanctioning regime. Texto completo Portugués Página web www.legis-palop.org Referencias - Legislación Implementa Law No. 10/2010 on Environmental Impact Assessment. Legislación | Guinea-Bissau | 2010 Palabra clave: Control de la contaminación, Conservación del ecosistema, Infracciones/sanciones, EIA, Legislación básica, Instalaciones Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX