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Law No. 2354-VIII “On strategic environmental assessment”.

Pays/Territoire
Ukraine
Type du document
Législation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Environnement gén.
Mot clé
Législation de base Politique/planification EIA Santé publique Participation du public Collecte de données/déclarations Accès-à-l'information
Aire géographique
Mer Noire, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force the day after the date of its official publication.
Résumé

This Law defines strategic environmental assessment as follows: “Strategic environmental assessment - a procedure for defining, describing and evaluating the consequences of the implementation of state environmental planning, including consequences for public health, justifying alternatives, developing prevention measures, reducing and mitigating possible negative impacts, which includes determination of the extension of strategic environmental assessment, the preparation of a report on the strategic environmental assessment, conducting public discussions and consultations (if necessary, cross-border consultations), taking into account in the document of state planning of the report on strategic environmental assessment, results of public discussion and consultations, informing about approval of the document of state planning and implementation thereof in accordance with the procedure defined by this Law”. This Law regulates relations in the field of environmental impact assessment, including assessment of impact on public health, implementation of state planning documentation and comprises government planning documents related to agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy sector, industry, transport, waste management, water resources management, environmental protection, telecommunications, tourism, urban planning or land management (schemes) and implementation of which will involve activities, which are subject to environmental impact assessment, or may entail consequences for the protected territories and objects of the nature reserve fund and ecological network, except those that concern constitution of new, or expansion of existing protected territories and objects of the nature reserve fund. The purpose of the strategic environmental assessment shall be to promote sustainable development through ensuring environmental protection, safety and protection of human life and health, integration of environmental requirements in the process of development and approval of state planning documentation. Strategic environmental assessment is based on the principles of legality and objectivity, transparency, public participation, scientific substantiation, balance of interests, complexity, prevention of environmental damage, long-term forecasting, reliability and completeness of information in the draft document, international environmental cooperation. This Law consists of VI Sections. Section I lays down general provisions. Section II establishes plenary powers of the subjects of strategic environmental assessment. Section III establishes the procedure for the implementation of strategic environmental assessment. Section IV regards transboundary consultations. Section V regards information on the approval of a governmental planning document and monitoring of its implementation. Section VI lays down final and transitional provisions.

Texte intégral
Ukrainien
Site web
zakon2.rada.gov.ua