The Law Converting The Environmental Decree Has Been Approved: All The Amendments Concerning EIAs And EIA Screening

On 10 December, the law Law Decree No. 153 of 17 October 2024, providing 'Urgent provisions for the environmental protection of the country, the streamlining of environmental assessment and authorization procedures, the promotion of the circular economy, and the implementation of measures concerning the remedies of contaminated sites and hydrogeological instability' ("Environmental Decree") has been converted in law.

Below there are some of the most important novelties concerning environmental authorizations.

One of the aims of the Environmental Decree is to speed up the process of environmental assessments and authorizations by introducing a fast track for certain projects. On this point, by amending Article 8 of Legislative Decree No. 152/2006, the Environmental Decree includes among the projects to be given priority in the order of treatment by the State Technical Commission for Environmental Impact Assessment - EIA and SEA as well as by the PNRR-PNIEC