ENVIRONMENTAL   IMPACT   ASSESSMENT



                                    JUDr. Ilona Jancarova, Ph.D.

                                                2008

                                ENVIRONMENTAL   IMPACT   ASSESSMENT

EIA - procedure enabling the assement of all the impacts the proposed activity might have on the
environment



Goal - to embody the environmental protection to development programs and projects and to
incorporate the environmental aspects to decesion-making processes

                             ENVIRONMENTAL   IMPACT   ASSESSMENT (EIA)

1969      National Environmental Policy Act (USA)



1985      Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects

       of certain public and private projects on the environment



      

1991      Convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary

       context (Espoo)



1997          Directive 97/11/EC amending Directive 85/337/EEC



2001      Directive  2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain

       plans and programmes on the environment



2003      Protocol to Espoo convention on the strategic environmental impact

       assessment (Kijev)

                                             Czech law

•           Act No. 100/2001 Coll. on the environmental impact assessment, as amended



•           Act No. 114/1992 Coll. on the Nature Protection, as amended



•           Act No. 183/2006 Coll., Construction Code, as amended

                                    Aspects of the EIA procedure

1) Delimitation of activities: 



     - projects

          - plans, programmes and policies

               - changes of projects and plans

                                    Aspects of the EIA procedure

2) Timeliness:



     Land-use planning

     EIA procedure

          Development consent

              Construction permit

                   Permit to use

                                    Aspects of the EIA procedure

3) Complexity 



-             any direct and indirect effect caused by the proposed activity on flora, fauna, soil,
water, air, climate, landscape and historical monuments must be explored including interactions
among these factors

-             „cradle to grave“ assessment

                                    Aspects of the EIA procedure

4) Two-step procedure to ensure the quality of the outcome:  

     - notification

     - screening and scoping procedure

     - documentation

     - review of the documentation

     - environmental impact statement

                                    Aspects of the EIA procedure

5) Participation of experts  



        - authorized persons

           



   

        - ad hoc commission

                                    Aspects of the EIA procedure

6/ Participation of the public       



    

    

    

                                             EIA STEPS



•           Announcement

•           Screening and scoping procedure

•           Documentation

•           Review of the documentation

•           Public discussion

•           Environmental impact statement