Law No. 37/2017 making mandatory the environmental impact assessment for research, exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons operations.
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Abstract
This Law makes mandatory the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for mining research, exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons operations and establishes the Third amendment to Decree-Law no. 151-B/2013 which establishes the legal regime for environmental impact assessment of public and private projects likely to have significant effects on the environment. It transposes EU Parliament Directive 2011/92 and the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Decree No. 47/2014 of 24 March and Decree No. 179/2015 of 27 August.
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Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day after its publication.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Diário da República, Serie I, No. 107, 2 June 2017.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Lei n. 37/2017: Torna obrigatória a avaliação de impacte ambiental nas operações de prospeção, pesquisa e extração de hidrocarbonetos, procedendo à terceira alteração ao Decreto-Lei n.º 151-B/2013, de 31 de outubro, que estabelece o regime jurídico da avaliação de impacte ambiental dos projetos públicos e privados suscetíveis de produzirem efeitos significativos no ambiente.