National Environmental Protection Agency [“NEPA”] is the sole responsible authority for the issuance of the Environmental Permit. The Environmental Law 2007 official gazette No: 912 and the Regulation on Evaluation of Environmental and Social Impacts 2017 official gazette No: 1276 stipulate the procedure for obtaining Environmental Permits as follow:

  1. Submission of application to NEPA (Environmental Impact Assessment & Sustainable Development Directorate) 
  2. Evaluation of the application for the purpose to determine project impact on the environment. [Positive VS Negative] 
  3. Appointment of EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) Board of expert to reviewing, evaluating and considering the applications for technical recommendations 
  4. NEPA is required to take into consideration the Board's recommendations/advices when issuing the permit. NEPA is obligated to provide/communicate its intent/ notify the application within 30 working days. 
  5. NEPA can issue conditional permits when adverse effect of the project is not significant.

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