Decree No. 25/2011 approving the Regulation on the Environmental Audit Process.

This Decree approves the Regulation on the Environmental Audit Process. The Regulation, consisting of 19 articles, establishes that an environmental audit is a management tool for systematic, documented and objective evaluation of the functioning and organization of system and processes of control and protection of the environment.
An environmental audit has to evaluate: the impact of activities on the environment and public health; accident risks and contingency plans for protecting human beings within the area of influence of the activity; development activities according to the standards and parameters defined and applicable for its implementation; actual or potential levels of pollution or environmental degradation resulting from the implementation of development activities and other phases of activity; operation and maintenance of pollution control, prevention equipment and systems; measures to be taken to rehabilitate the environment and protect human health; train on system operation and maintenance, routines, facilities and equipment for the protection of the environment and human health; management and conservation of energy sources, water, raw materials and other resources; re-use, recycling, reduction, treatment, transport, disposal and safe disposal of waste; noise standards in premises; selection of new methods of production, inclusive industrial process and continuous monitoring systems for the reduction of pollutant levels; measures for prevention, reduction, control, contingency and emergency of accidents; research and development, use, storage, handling and transportation of controlled products. In addition, offences and penalties are specified in the text.