The Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Environmental Impact Assessment" (12.08.2018) defines the legal, economic, organizational basis of the process of assessment of the impact of economic activity and other activities, as well as implementation of strategic documents and territorial planning documents on the environment and human health; and regulates the arising issues.
The purpose of the law is to identify potential adverse effects on the environment and human health during the implementation of the activities listed in the Annex of the Law and to undertake measures to assess, eliminate or reduce their scale and the intensity according to the place and time.
EIA is compulsory in relation to the types of activities that are considered (given in the Annex of the Law) and is implemented voluntarily on other types of activities.
