Environmental Impact Assessment Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Environmental Impact Assessment Act |
| Abbreviation: | UVPG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Special administrative law , environmental law |
| References : | 2129-20 |
| Original version from: | February 12, 1990 ( BGBl. I p. 205 ) |
| Entry into force on: | February 21, 1990 and August 1, 1990 |
| New announcement from: | February 24, 2010 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 94 ) |
| Last change by: |
Art. 117 VO of June 19, 2020 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1328, 1342 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
June 27, 2020 (Art. 361 of June 19, 2020) |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The law on environmental impact assessment (UVPG) is a law in the Federal Republic of Germany . It regulates the assessment of the environmental impact of projects which, due to their type, size or location, can have significant effects on the environment.
The purpose of this law is to ensure that in certain public and private projects as well as in certain plans and programs for effective environmental protection according to uniform principles,
- the effects on the environment in the context of environmental assessments (environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment) are determined, described and assessed at an early stage and comprehensively,
- The results of the environmental assessments carried out are taken into account as early as possible in all official decisions on the admissibility of projects and in the preparation or modification of plans and programs.
The law primarily serves to implement the European Directive on the environmental impact assessment of certain public and private projects in German law:
- Council Directive 85/337 / EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment(no longer in force)
- Directive 2001/42 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 27, 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programs on the environment
- Directive 2011/92 / EU in the consolidated version of 15 May 2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment(codified text)
literature
- Hoppe / Beckmann: UVPG. Environmental Impact Assessment Act. Commentary , 4th edition 2012, Verlag Carl Heymanns, ISBN 978-3-452-27505-9
