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Decree No. 4 about Environmental Impact Assessment

Made 1998-07-07 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
European Union
Country
Bulgaria
Subjects
Environment
Keywords
environmental impact assessment (EIA)

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  1. 1 — “environmental impact assessment” is a process of determining, analysing, assessment and taking of a

    1. “environmental impact assessment” is a process of determining, analysing, assessment and taking of a decision for the possible consequences of programs, projects, objects and activities and their practical alternatives, as regards the risk for human health and the protection of environment, in compliance with the existing regulations of the Law for protection of environment.

  2. 2 — “regulations of the Law for protection of environment” are

    2. “regulations of the Law for protection of environment” are: a) the laws, normative acts, hygienical, technical and other standards and norms, that determine the admissible influence over the environmental components ( atmospheric air, surface and underground water, waste, dangerous substances, dangerous physical factors, land and soil, bowels of the earth, plant and animal world, protected natural territories, landscape, cultural heritage, health-hygienical aspects of the environment) and their parameters and are related to protection of the environment and the lives and healthy state of the population. b) the ways, used in the preparing of a report of EIA, confirmed by the Minister of Environment and Water, as well as those that are officially published.

  3. 3 — “competent departments” are : the departments, determined in CL. 27 of the Law for protection of

    3. “competent departments” are : the departments, determined in CL. 27 of the Law for protection of environment, that must undertake the obligatory activities and actions of protection of environment, stated in the law, in this decree or in other normative acts, as follows: a) in the territory of one municipality - the departments of the regional inspectorate for environment and water and the municipal departments; b) in the territories of several municipalities, situated in the sphere of action of one regional inspectorate - the departments of the respective regional inspectorate; c) in the territories of several municipalities, situated in the spheres of action of different regional inspectorates - the Minister of Environment and Water or appointed by him deputy-minister.

  4. 4 — “expansion” is construction of a new sub-object in the territory of an existing object and any extension or

    4. “expansion” is construction of a new sub-object in the territory of an existing object and any extension or superstructure, that are objects, or in which activities, mentioned in Addition N 1 and N 2 of the Law for protection of environment, will be carried out.

  5. 5 — “re-arrangement” is any change in the function of an object or of separate premises, as well as any

    5. “re-arrangement” is any change in the function of an object or of separate premises, as well as any reconstruction or modernisation of an existing object, carried out in an object or with which new objects or suitable conditions for realising of activities, mentioned in Addition N 1 and N 2 of the Law for protection of environment, are created.

  6. 6 — “international impact” is every influence, not especially with global characteristics, occurred on the territory

    6. “international impact” is every influence, not especially with global characteristics, occurred on the territory of a certain state, as a result of a proposed activity, whose physical source of influence or part of it is situated on a territory or a part of it, that is under the jurisdiction of other state.

  7. 7 — “concerned states” (in international context) are the state - source of environmental impact and the other

    7. “concerned states” (in international context) are the state - source of environmental impact and the other states, concerned by this environmental impact, that are parties according to the Convention for international environmental impact assessment.

  8. 8 — “plan for own monitoring” is a plan for carrying out of constant or periodical measurements of the emissions

    8. “plan for own monitoring” is a plan for carrying out of constant or periodical measurements of the emissions of dangerous substances from respective certain sources of contamination, that will be carried out by the owner or user of the object.

  9. 9 — “zero alternative” - the possibility for non-realisation of the activity, provided with the project

    9. “zero alternative” - the possibility for non-realisation of the activity, provided with the project. TRANSITIONAL AND CONCLUDING DECREES #2. This decree is issued on the basis of cl. 22 of the Law for protection of environment and rescinds Decree N1, 1995 about environmental impact assessment (State Journal, issue 73, 1995). #3. Instructions for application of the decree are given by the Minister of Environment and Water, in accordance with the Minister of Territorial Development and Construction, the Minister of Health and the Minister of Agriculture and Food processing Industry. Minister of Environment and Water: E. Maneva Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works: Evg. Chachev Minister of Health: P. Boyadjiev Minister of Agriculture and Food processing Industry: V. Varbanov

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