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• Content
• １．The EIA System in Japan
• ２．The Environmental Impact Assessment Act
• （1） Objective
• （2） Revision of the Environmental Impact Assessment Act
• （3） Projects subject to EIA
• List of Projects subject to EIA Act
• （4） Who implements EIA?
• （5） Procedure of EIA (excluding for power plants, etc.)
• （6） Primary Environmental Impact Consideration
• （7） Judgment of Class-2 projects (Screening)
• （8） Preparing the Procedural Document
• （9） Implementation of EIA
• （10） Procedure for the Draft EIS
• （11） Procedure for the EIS
• （12） Reflecting the assessment results in the project scheme
• （13） Impact Mitigation Reporting
• （14） Special cases
• ３．EIA System based on the ordinances of local governments
• （1） Current state of the system of local governments
• （2） Relationship between the Environmental Impact Assessment Act and the local ordinances
• ４．Further information on the EIA system in Japan
• （1） Environmental Impact Assessment Network
• （2） Access to Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)

TOPICS：

• Issues on amendment of the Environmental Impact Assessment Act
• Addition of solar battery power plant to the projects subject of the EIA Act
• Increased opportunities for Minister of Environment’s opinions
• Procedure for Environmental Consideration at earlier stage
• Best-effort pursuit type assessment
• Expanding chances of Information sharing
• Purpose of obligatory Impact Mitigation Reporting
• Administrative Structure in Japan