ENVIRONMENTAL   IMPACT   ASSESSMENT



                                    JUDr. Ilona Jancarova, Ph.D.

                                                2007

                                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

                                    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