168-55 Law 21/2013, of December 9, on environmental assessment

Summary

Law 21/2013 establishes two environmental assessment procedure—one for those projects with lower environmental impact and another for those activities with a greater environmental impact. In addition, there are two procedures for each type of assessment—a regular procedure and a simplified procedure. Generally a regular environmental impact assessment procedure is required for projects listed in Annex I to Law 21/2013, and a simplified environmental impact statement is required for projects listed in Annex II to Law 21/2013. The regular environmental impact procedure ends with an Environmental Impact Statement (Declaracion de Impacto Ambiental) that includes conditions for project development as well as monitoring conditions. The simplified procedure ends with an Environmental Impact Report (Informe de Impacto Ambiental), which also contains performance conditions and monitoring conditions.

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Issuer

Spain

Year

2013

Region

Europe

Issuer (type)

Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (Government)

Policy Type

Disclosure

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Main industries targeted

Manufacturing
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas Extraction
Construction

Restrictiveness

Moderate

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 15: Life on Land
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals