Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessment is a procedure to be performed as provided by the Law “On Environmental Impact Assessment” and the regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers subordinate thereto to assess the potential environmental impact of the implementation of the intended activity or planning document and to develop proposals for the prevention or reduction of adverse effects.
In cases when the planned activity may significantly adversely affect the specially protected nature territory of European significance (NATURA 2000), the Impact Assessment Procedure for the NATURA 2000 site shall be applied in accordance with the regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers
Environmental impact assessment procedures:
- The assessment of the possible environmental impact(EIA) of the intended activity;
- Impact assessment on NATURA 200 sites;
- The assessment of the possible environmental impact from implementation of planning documents (Strategic environmental impact assessment (SEIA))
The assessment of the possible environmental impact of the intended activity:
- Depending on the significance of the potential environmental impacts of the activity and the scope of the intended activity, an environmental impact assessment may be mandatory;
- While the activities whose impact and the necessity to perform/not to perform an environmental impact assessment must be assessed in each case individually are defined in Annex 2 to the Law on Environmental Impact Assessment.
If the Activity is defined in Annex 1 to the Law on Environmental Impact Assessment, an application regarding the intended activity shall be submitted to the State Environmental Monitoring Bureau (ESB).
The decision on the application of the EIA procedure and requirements for organising a meeting of the initial public discussion, including which public authorities and public organizations shall be informed about the public discussion, shall be received. Owners of adjacent lands shall be informed.