SEA Process Principles	Before SEA transposition into national legislation	DRC SEA system
Screening procedure (taking into account objectives and targets)	Nine SEAs were required by Multilateral Development Agencies (including World Bank, African Development Bank) and development partners (from European Union) that already have provisions for screening. One SEA was conducted voluntarily.	SEA applied to all public PPPs (EPA Article 19 and 20; EMD article 3 and 4). The Environmental Agency decides on the need for a SEA (EMD article 6 and 10). No SEA has been conducted under the new legislation.
Scoping	Satisfactory although parts are not well attempted.	Has clear requirements for scoping. A scoping report has to be submitted to the Environmental Agency (EMD article 8 and 12).
Consideration of alternatives	Unsatisfactory. Poorly attempted.	Requires scenario analysis without specific information about the type of scenarios to be taken into account (EMD article 5b).
Assessment of environmental effects	Unsatisfactory. Significant omissions or inadequacies observed in the reports.	Has clear requirements for assessment of environmental effects (EMD article 5c).
Mitigation	Satisfactory despite omissions or inadequacies observed in the ToRs.	Has clear requirements for mitigation (EMD article 5c).
Monitoring	Unsatisfactory. Significant omissions or inadequacies observed in the reports.	No requirements for monitoring
Consultations and public participation	Satisfactory although parts are not well attempted.	No provisions for consultation and public participation
Report/documentation	Satisfactory.	Has clear requirements for report content (EMD chapter 3).
Incorporation of SEA results in PPP decision-making	Most of SEAs were conducted after strategic action design. Little influence of SEA.	Requirements for incorporation of SEA results are not explicit (EMD article 6).