Criteria

Sub criteria

Newly proposed

Reforms covered

Systemic measures

1. Legislative Provisions

1.1 Sufficiency of EIA legal basis

1.2 Operability of legislation and regulations

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1.3 Adequacy of technical Guidelines

1.4 Guidance for EIA implementation at local level

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1.5 Formal provisions for SEA

2. Administrative set up

2.1 Specified EIA review body

2.2 Existence of supervision authority

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2.3 Specification of industry authorities’ responsibility

3. EIA process

3.1 Specified screening categories

3.2 Systematic scoping approach

3.3 Requirement for impacts prediction

3.4 Specified EIS content

3.5 Systematic decision-making approach

3.6 Requirement for monitoring

3.7 Public participation in EIA process

3.8 Requirement to consider alternatives

3.9 Requirement for EIA follow-up

Foundation measures

4.1 Systematic supervision measures

4.2 Effective warning and deterrent of penalties

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4.3 Existence of legislative provisions for appeal

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4.4 Existence of training of various stakeholders

4.5 Strict quality control system in EIA agencies

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4.6 Coordination with other pollution control measures

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