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Canada-Ontario Agreement on Environmental Assessment Cooperation.

Pays/Territoire
Canada
Sous-division territoriale
Ontario
Type du document
Miscellaneous
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Environnement gén.
Mot clé
Lutte contre la pollution EIA Accord sous-national Collecte de données/déclarations Monitorage Enregistrement Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Normes environnementales Planification environnementale Peuples autochtones Politique/planification Normes Protection de l’environnement
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

The objectives of this Agreement are to: achieve greater efficiency and the most effective use of public and private resources where environmental assessment processes involving both Parties are or may be required by law; b) foster cooperation between the Parties concerning the environmental assessment of proposed projects; and c) describe the roles and responsibilities for the Parties in implementing a cooperative environmental assessment. The text- consisting of 31 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following matters: coordination of responsibilities of designated offices, cooperative environmental assessment coordination responsibilities, pre-notification and early notification, cooperative environmental assessments, determining lead party, Joint Assessment Committee, establishment of a working plan for the assessment, public participation, determination of completeness of the environmental assessment document, coordination of decisions and announcements; Joint Panel Tribunal, accommodating interests, transboundary considerations, consideration of aboriginal interests, class screenings and electricity projects, environmental screening process and operational procedures.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.gc.ca