Environmental impact assessment (EIA): framework and deadlines
In force
- Effective date
- Per the official text
- Verification date
- 2026-09-24
- Source
- Official primary source (see link below)
- Current framework: law 49-17 (2020) replaced law 12-03 and organises the environmental acceptability decision (DCE) and the environmental declaration under two nomenclatures.
- Scope: industrial, mining, energy, water and infrastructure facilities must complete the procedure before siting and start-up (nomenclatures set by decree).
- Deadlines: environmental administrative acts linked to investment are subject to the 30-day statutory deadline under law 55-19 (silence means consent beyond it).
- Related permits: liquid discharges (law 36-15 / décret 2-04-553), air emissions (law 13-03 / décret 2-09-631) and waste (law 28-00), issued by the basin agencies and the environmental administration.
- Providers: studies must be carried out by approved firms on the official list.
Official sources
Facts in this record rely on an official primary source; texts may be amended, so refer to the official text and the latest Bulletin Officiel.
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