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M4 - Environmental Impact Assessment - Part 2
M4 - Environmental Impact Assessment - Part 2
1969 – USA
1974 – Australia
1975 – Thailand
1976 – France
1978 – Philippines
1981 – Israel
1983 – Pakistan
Section 4 states:
“No person, partnership or
corporation shall undertake or
operate any such declared
environmentally critical project or
[locate a project within an
environmentally critical] area
without first securing an
Environmental Compliance
Certificate issued by the President
or his duly authorized
representative.”
ECP CATEGORY A
(Environmentally Critical Project)
Non‐ECP in ECA
(Non‐ECP in Environmentally Critical Area) CATEGORY B
Environmental
CATEGORY C
Enhancement
Not required to secure
ECC but may secure CNC
Not covered CATEGORY D (Certificate on Non‐Coverage)
Direct impacts
Indirect impacts
Cumulative impacts
Scale of development
A good EIA …
Once the project is implemented, the ECC remains valid and active
for the lifetime of the project (unless otherwise specified);
The continued validity of the ECC sustains the active commitments
of the Proponent to comply with the ECC conditions and with
environmental regulations.
If the project is not implemented within five (5) years from the
issuance of the ECC