eia - sea - hia - ippc

EIA – Environmental impact assessment

  • regulated by the Act on Environmental Impact Assessment
  • required for the plans, who are listed in the Annex of the Act on Environmental Impact Assessment
  • an authorization by the Ministry of Environment is obligatory for its preparation – we are the holders of the authorization (with the validity on the territory of the Slovak Republic as well)
  • our expert have got a long-standing experience with the process of EIA of various development plans; we will provide complete services, including advisory and consultancy

SEA – STRATEGIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT (Environmental Impact Assessment of conceptions and

  • strategic impact assessment is regulated by the Act on Environmental Impact Assessment
  • assessment of town and country plans (assessment of impacts on sustainable development of the territory) has been embodied in the Building Act
  • an authorization issued by the Ministry of Environment is obligatory for SEA – we are the holders of the authorization
  • our experts have taken part in the preparation of many important regional or national strategies and planning documentation; we provide comprehensive service, including advisory and consultancy work in this field

HIA – Health Impact Assessment

  • public health assessment is made for the process of environmental impact assessment (EIA); it can be required in the process of SEA (environmental impact assessment of conceptions, alternatively of landscape and urban plans, on the environment)
  • its subject is the assessment of the impact of a plan or a conception on public health, particularly with regard to health load of noise and emissions
  • the authorization granted by the Ministry of Health is required for the preparation of health impact assessment – we are the holders of the authorization

IPPC – INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL

  • regulated by the Act on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
  • an application for granting an integrated permit is necessary for the installations referred to in Annex No. 1 of the Act on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (e.g. large chemical, metallurgic and food processing plants or large agricultural farms)
  • the integrated permit substitute other necessary “compartment” permits, decisions and opinions in the field of environmental protection
  • we will provide you with granting an integrated permit and related documentation, we will provide you with the advisory and consultancy in this field