Law On environmental impact assessment. País/Territorio Mongolia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1998 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Compendium of Mongolian legislation. Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave EIA Monitoreo Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Participación pública Legislación básica Área geográphica Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Asia Oriental, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Resumen The purpose of this Law is to regulate relations concerning protection of the environment, prevention of the ecological misbalance, the use of natural resources, assessment of the environmental impact and decision-making on the start of a project. "Environmental Impact Assessment" shall mean prior identifying, minimizing and mitigating any possible adverse effects of production or service by citizens, economic entities and organizations to the human health and the environment. New projects as well as the renovation and expansion of existing industrial, service and construction activities and project which use natural resources in different ways shall be subject for screening. The Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment Report shall include the following: (a) Environmental Baseline data and indices; (b) Project and technology alternative; (c) Recommendations for minimizing and mitigating measures as well as eliminating of potential and significant adverse impacts; (d) Analysis and calculation of the extent and distribution of adverse impact and its consequences; (e) An estimation of accidents and risks; (f) Environmental Protection Plan; (g) Environmental Monitoring Program; (h) Opinion of citizens and Presidiums of soum and district Citizens’ Representatives Khurals of the area of the project implementation; (i) Other issues with regard to cultivated layer of the area of the project implementation and special nature of the project; and (j) Rehabilitation project. Texto completo Inglés