Decree No. 30 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regarding environmental impact assessment of the projected economic activity.

The Decree establishes that environmental impact assessment (EIA) shall be compulsory for nuclear energy sector, thermal power stations, huge waterworks, land reclamation systems, open mining, groundwater abstraction, waste water treatment enterprises, big stockbreeding and captive breeding farms, poultry farms and oil extracting enterprises. The outcome of environmental impact assessment practices shall be legalized in the form of: (a) report on the type and amount of environmental impact; (b) arrangements for the prevention or reduction of negative environmental impact; (c) public opinion poll; and (d) decision of the customer on alternative project solutions or refusal to carry out the projected activity. The purpose of environmental impact assessment (EIA) shall be: (a) thorough evaluation of the ecological consequences of the projected activity; (b) search for optimal decision for the prevention of negative environmental impact; (c) elaboration of efficient arrangements for the reduction of potential negative environmental impact; and (d) environmental improvement.