Procedure of 21 September 1997 on the manner for carry out environmental assessments.

This Romanian set of Procedures, issued by the Ministry of water, forest and environmental protection, sets out the detailed procedure for the performance of the environmental assessment. This text further determines the types, areas and contents of such environmental assessments, which are required in the authorization process, as well as for the purpose of change of owner, destination or cessation of economic and social activities which have an impact on the environment.
The text is divided into eight main Chapters, as follows: Chapter I General provisions; Chapter II Establishment of the scope of environmental assessments required in the authorization procedure; Chapter III Environmental balance level 0 for the authorization procedure; Chapter IV Level I environmental assessment; Chapter V Environmental assessment level II; Chapter VI Risk assessment; Chapter VII Environmental balances in the privatization process; Chapter VIII Final provisions.
The Annex is also part of this publication (Annexes 1-6; containing several instructions; technical sheets/parameters; classification of activities under the terms of these procedures).