This Regulation sets forth the conditions, procedures and methods for environmental assessment of plans and programs, which are in progress and/or subject to approval by the central and local executive authorities, the local self-government authorities and the Parliament. The Regulation consists of 35 articles divided into 7 Chapters: General provisions (I); Assessment of the need, scope and methods for environmental impact assessment (II); Preparing an environmental impact assessment report (III); Carrying out consultations and indicating the results thereof (IV); Announcement of a statement on the environmental impact assessment (V); Supervision and control of the plan/program implementation (VI); Implementation of environmental impact assessment in transboundary context (VII). Attached to the Regulation are Annex 1 which lists plans and programs, for which the implementation of environmental impact assessment is mandatory and Annex 2 which lists plans and programs, for which the need of environmental impact assessment is subject to assessment.
Bulgarie · 2004-06-24