G/TBT/N/UGA/424  
 
21 July 2014  
(14-4196)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: UGANDA 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: 
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) 
NEMA House, Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road 
P.O. Box 22255 Kampala 
Uganda 
Tel: +256-414-251064/5/8 Fax: +256-414-257521 Email: info@nemaug.org  
Website: http://www.nemaug.org  
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Environmental 
management (ICS 13.020.10) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: (Revised 1st Draft) 
The National Environment (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (63 pages, in 
English) 
6. Description of content: 
1) These Regulations shall apply to: (a) all projects included in the Third Schedule to 
the Act and the First Schedule to these Regulations; (b) any major repairs, extensions or routine maintenance of any existing project which is included in the 
Third Schedule to the Act or the First Schedule to these Regulations; 
2) No developer shall implement a project for which environmental impact assessment 
is required under the Act and under these Regulations unless the environmental 
impact assessment has been concluded in accordance with these Regulations; 
3) Where a project is likely to have significant impacts on more than one district, an 
environmental impact assessment shall be carried out detailing the potential impacts and any mitigation measures in those districts; 
4) Except as provided for in the Act and these Regulations, a licensing authority under 
any law in force in Uganda, shall require the production of a certificate of approval of environmental impact assessment before issuing a permit or license for any project 
identified in accordance with sub-regulation (1) of this regulation.  G/TBT/N/UGA/424 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or health; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements.  
8. Relevant documents:  The National Environment Act, Cap 153 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   June 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force:   December 2015   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
NEMA House, Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road 
P.O. Box 22255 Kampala 
Uganda 
Tel: +256-414-251064/5/8 Fax: +256-414-257521 
Email: i nfo@nemaug.org  
Website: http://www.nemaug.org  
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