The Cabinet of Ministers issued rules (approved by Resolution No
362, dated 21 September 2022) on environmental impact assessment
(EIA) following its mandate under the EIA Law (came into force on
17 July 2018).
The rules define assessment processes for projects with and
without transboundary impacts.
At the outset, a developer is required to engage an EIA
appraiser and then apply, or cause the appraiser to apply, for
pre-design consultations over the EIA to the State Ecology
Expertise Agency under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural
Resources (MENR). The application shall be accompanied by the
project description and scope of the proposed assessment. The
application, project description, and assessment scope, within
three business days of receipt, will be published by the Agency on
its official website to allow the public to opine.
