Environmental Assessment Regulation (2017: 966).

This Regulation concerns environment impact assessment as prescribed by Chapter 6 of the Environmental Code. A significant environmental impact assessment shall be carried out in accordance with section 3, first paragraph of Chapter 6 of the Code. The implementation of plans, programmes or amendments of those may include an activity or measure that requires authorization pursuant to Chapter 7 § 28 of the Code. A plan, programme or amendment indicates the conditions for conducting such activities or taking such measures as are specified in section 6 or the Annex to this Regulation and are: a) an action programme according to Chapter 5, Section 8 of the Environmental Code; b) a waste plan according to Chapter 15, Section 41 of the Environmental Code or pursuant to Section 83 of the Waste Ordinance (2011: 927); c) an overview plan according to the Planning and Building Act (2010: 900); d) a regional plan according to Chapter 7, Planning and Building Act; e) a plan for the supply, distribution and use of energy according to the Law (1977: 439) on municipal energy planning; f) a county plan according to the Regulation (1997: 263) on regional plans for regional transport; g) a marine plan according to the Marine Planning Regulation (2015: 400); h) a plan for modern environmental conditions according to section 11 of Chapter 11 of the Environmental Code; or (i) another plan or program relating to agriculture, forestry, fishing, energy, industry, transport, regional development, waste management, water management, telecommunications, tourism, land-use planning or land use in accordance with Regulation (2018: 2105).
The Regulation sets out the criteria for judging whether an activity shall be subject to an environmental impact procedure by county administrative boards and specifies rules for such procedure (including public consultation). It further elaborates if and how an EIA must be carried out. EIA shall be carried out for projects involving water resources.