List of projects subject to the Environmental Impact Assessment Law㪚㫃㪸㫊㫊㪄㪈㩷㫇㫉㫆㫁㪼㪺㫋㩿㪜㪠㪘㩷㫀㫊㩷㪸㫃㫎㪸㫐㫊㩷㫉㪼㫈㫌㫀㫉㪼㪻㪀㪈㪅㩷㪩㫆㪸㪻㫅㪸㫋㫀㫆㫅㪸㫃㩷㪼㫏㫇㫉㪼㫊㫊㫎㪸㫐㪸㫃㫃㫄㪼㫋㫉㫆㫇㫆㫃㫀㫋㪸㫅㩷㪼㫏㫇㫉㪼㫊㫊㫎㪸㫐㪋㩷㫃㪸㫅㪼㫊㩷㫆㫉㩷㫄㫆㫉㪼㫅㪸㫋㫀㫆㫅㪸㫃㩷㫉㫆㪸㪻㫊㪋㩷㫃㪸㫅㪼㫊㩷㫆㫉㩷㫄㫆㫉㪼㪃㪈㪇㫂㫄㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㫆㫅㪾㪼㫉㫎㫀㪻㫋㪿㪑㩷㪍㪅㪌㫄㩷㫆㫉㩷㫎㫀㪻㪼㫉㪃㩷㪉㪇㫂㫄㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㫆㫅㪾㪼㫉㫃㪸㫉㪾㪼㪄㫊㪺㪸㫃㪼㩷㪽㫆㫉㪼㫊㫋㩷㫉㫆㪸㪻㪉㪅㩷㪩㫀㫍㪼㫉㫉㪼㫊㪼㫉㫍㫆㫀㫉㩷㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㪸㫉㪾㪼㫉㪻㪸㫄㪃㩷㫎㪼㫀㫉㪻㫀㫍㪼㫉㫊㫀㫆㫅㩷㪺㪿㪸㫅㫅㫅㪼㫃㪃㩷㫃㪸㫂㪼㪄㫉㪼㫃㪸㫋㪼㪻 㪸㫉㪼㪸㩷㫆㪽㩷㫃㪸㫅㪻㩷㪸㫃㫋㪼㫉㪸㫋㫀㫆㫅㪑㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㪸㫉㪾㪼㫉㪻㪼㫍㪼㫃㫆㫇㫄㪼㫅㫋㪊㪅㩷㪩㪸㫀㫃㫎㪸㫐㫊㪿㫀㫅㫂㪸㫅㫊㪼㫅㩿㫊㫌㫇㪼㫉㩷㪼㫏㫇㫉㪼㫊㫊㩷㫋㫉㪸㫀㫅㪀 㪸㫃㫃㫃㪼㫅㪾㫋㪿㪑㪈㪇㫂㫄㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㫆㫅㪾㪼㫉㫉㪸㫀㫃㫎㪸㫐㪃㩷㫋㫉㪸㪺㫂㫉㫌㫅㫎㪸㫐㪑㪉㪃㪌㪇㪇㫄㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㫆㫅㪾㪼㫉㪋㪅㩷㩷㪘㫀㫉㫇㫆㫉㫋㩷㪌㪅㩷㩷㪧㫆㫎㪼㫉㩷㫇㫃㪸㫅㫋㪿㫐㪻㫉㪸㫌㫃㫀㪺㩷㫇㫆㫎㪼㫉㩷㫇㫃㪸㫅㫋㫆㫌㫋㫇㫌㫋㪑㪊㪇㪃㪇㪇㪇㫂㫎㩷㫆㫉㩷㫆㫍㪼㫉㫋㪿㪼㫉㫄㪸㫃㩷㫇㫆㫎㪼㫉㩷㫇㫃㪸㫅㫋㫆㫌㫋㫇㫌㫋㪑㪈㪌㪇㪃㪇㪇㪇㫂㫎㩷㫆㫉㩷㫆㫍㪼㫉㪾㪼㫆㫋㪿㪼㫉㫄㪸㫃㩷㫇㫆㫎㪼㫉㩷㫇㫃㪸㫅㫋㫆㫌㫋㫇㫌㫋㪑㪈㪇㪃㪇㪇㪇㫂㫎㩷㫆㫉㩷㫆㫍㪼㫉㫅㫌㪺㫃㪼㪸㫉㩷㫇㫆㫎㪼㫉㩷㫇㫃㪸㫅㫋㪸㫃㫃㫎㫀㫅㪻㩷㫇㫆㫎㪼㫉㩷㫇㫃㪸㫅㫋㫆㫌㫋㫇㫌㫋㪑㪈㪇㪃㪇㪇㪇㫂㫎㩷㫆㫉㩷㫆㫍㪼㫉㪍㪅㩷㩷㪮㪸㫊㫋㪼㩷㪻㫀㫊㫇㫆㫊㪸㫃㩷㫊㫀㫋㪼㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪊㪇㪿㪸㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㪸㫉㪾㪼㫉㪎㪅㩷㩷㪣㪸㫅㪻㪽㫀㫃㫃㩷㪸㫅㪻㩷㫉㪼㪺㫃㪸㫄㪸㫋㫀㫆㫅㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪼㫏㪺㪼㪼㪻㫀㫅㪾㩷㪌㪇㪿㪸㪏㪅㩷㩷㪣㪸㫅㪻㩷㫉㪼㪸㪻㫁㫌㫊㫋㫄㪼㫅㫋㩷㫇㫉㫆㫁㪼㪺㫋㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㪸㫉㪾㪼㫉㪐㪅㩷㩷㪥㪼㫎㩷㪩㪼㫊㫀㪻㪼㫅㫋㫀㪸㫃㩷㪸㫉㪼㪸㪻㪼㫍㪼㫃㫆㫇㫄㪼㫅㫋㩷㫇㫉㫆㫁㪼㪺㫋㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㪸㫉㪾㪼㫉㪈㪇㪅㩷㪠㫅㪻㫌㫊㫋㫉㫀㪸㫃㩷㪼㫊㫋㪸㫋㪼㪻㪼㫍㪼㫃㫆㫇㫄㪼㫅㫋㩷㫇㫉㫆㫁㪼㪺㫋㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㪸㫉㪾㪼㫉㪈㪈㪅㩷㪥㪼㫎㩷㫋㫆㫎㫅㩷㫀㫅㪽㫉㪸㫊㫋㫉㫌㪺㫋㫌㫉㪼㪻㪼㫍㪼㫃㫆㫇㫄㪼㫅㫋㩷㫇㫉㫆㫁㪼㪺㫋㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㪸㫉㪾㪼㫉㪈㪉㪅㩷㪛㫀㫊㫋㫉㫀㪹㫌㫋㫀㫆㫅㩷㪺㪼㫅㫋㪼㫉㩷㪺㫆㫄㫇㫃㪼㫏㪻㪼㫍㪼㫃㫆㫇㫄㪼㫅㫋㩷㫇㫉㫆㫁㪼㪺㫋㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㪸㫉㪾㪼㫉㪚㫃㪸㫊㫊㪄㪉㩷㫇㫉㫆㫁㪼㪺㫋

Procedure of EIAᵡᶇᶒᶇᶘᶃᶌᶑ

ᵮᶐᶃᶄᶃᶁᶒᶓᶐᵿᶊᴾᶅᶍᶔᶃᶐᶌᶍᶐ
ᵫᶓᶌᶇᶁᶇᶎᵿᶊᴾᶋᵿᶗᶍᶐ㩿㪫㪿㪼㩷㫅㪼㪺㪼㫊㫊㫀㫋㫐㩷㫆㪽㩷㪜㪠㪘㩷㫀㫊㩷㫁㫌㪻㪾㪼㪻㩷㪹㫐㩷㫇㫉㫆㫁㪼㪺㫋㪀㪄㪄㪋㩷㫃㪸㫅㪼㫊㩷㫆㫉㩷㫄㫆㫉㪼㪃㩷㪎㪅㪌㫂㫄㪄㪈㪇㫂㫄㫎㫀㪻㫋㪿㪑㩷㪍㪅㪌㫄㩷㫆㫉㩷㫎㫀㪻㪼㫉㪃㪈㪌㫂㫄㪄㪉㪇㫂㫄㫉㪼㫊㪼㫉㫍㫆㫀㫉㩷㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪎㪌㪿㪸㪄㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸㪸㫉㪼㪸㩷㫆㪽㩷㫃㪸㫅㪻㩷㪸㫃㫋㪼㫉㪸㫋㫀㫆㫅㪑㪎㪌㪿㪸㪄㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸㪄㫃㪼㫅㪾㫋㪿㪑㪎㪅㪌㫂㫄㪄㪈㪇㫂㫄㫉㫌㫅㫎㪸㫐㪑㪈㪃㪏㪎㪌㫄㪄㪉㪃㪌㪇㪇㫄㫆㫌㫋㫇㫌㫋㪑㪉㪉㪃㪌㪇㪇㫂㫎㪄㪊㪇㪃㪇㪇㪇㫂㫎㫆㫌㫋㫇㫌㫋㪑㪈㪈㪉㪃㪌㪇㪇㫂㫎㪄㪈㪌㪇㪃㪇㪇㪇㫂㫎㫆㫌㫋㫇㫌㫋㪑㪎㪃㪌㪇㪇㫂㫎㪄㪈㪇㪃㪇㪇㪇㫂㫎㪄㫆㫌㫋㫇㫌㫋㪑㪎㪃㪌㪇㪇㫂㫎㪄㪈㪇㪃㪇㪇㪇㫂㫎㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪉㪌㪿㪸㪄㪊㪇㪿㪸㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪋㪇㪿㪸㪄㪌㪇㪿㪸㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪎㪌㪿㪸㪄㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪎㪌㪿㪸㪄㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸ᵮᶐᶍᶈᶃᶁᶒᴾᶎᶐᶍᶎᶍᶌᶃᶌᶒ
Class-1projects

Primary Environmental Impact
Consideration in Planning Stage

Opinions

Opinions from theCompetent Minister

Planning ofThe Project* Primary environmental impact consideration for Case-2 projects will be
conducted voluntarily.

Determination of the projectsubject to EIA (screening)

Class-1 projects

Judgment for Class-2 projects(screening)

Opinions㪧㫆㫉㫋㩷㪸㫅㪻㩷㪿㪸㫉㪹㫆㫉㩷㫇㫃㪸㫅㫅㫅㫀㫅㪾㪫㫆㫋㪸㫃㩷㫉㪼㪺㫃㪸㫀㫄㪼㪻㩷㪸㫅㪻㩷㪼㫏㪺㪸㫍㪸㫋㪼㪻㩷㫃㪸㫅㪻㪑㩷㪊㪇㪇㪿㪸㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㪸㫉㪾㪼㫉Class-2 projects

Outline ofThe Project

Issuers of Licenses etc.

(Prefectural governor)
Judgment
Assessment
required

Determination of the assessment method (scoping)Opinions
Anyone can submit anopinion within amonth and a half after the publicannouncement㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪎㪌㪿㪸㪄㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸Who implements EIA?

Opinions from the municipal governments
and prefectural governments

Implementation of theEnvironmental Impact Assessment

Opinions from theEnvironment Minister

Determination of theassessment method

Procedure to listen to opinions on the assessment results

Consideration ofthe measures

Evaluation

Draft EIS

Opinions from the municipal
governments and prefecturalgovernments

EIS:Environemental Impanct Statement

Opinions from theEnvironment Minister

Opinions
EIS

Opinions from theIssuers of Licenses etc.
* When the extent of the impact by the project is restricted to the area of one city which is speciﬁedby cabinet order, an opinion can be directly submitted from the city to the project proponent.

Final EIS

Reﬂecting the assessment results in the project
Implementation ofthe project

Examination for
Issuers of Licenses etc.

Taking the measures toprotect the environmentand because project proponents know best about proposed project and have the best position to modify/adjust

Follow-up Survey

the project.
Report the results of the measuresand public announcement

Opinions from theEnvironment Minister

Impact Mitigation Report

gathering and disclosure on possible impacts of the project, environmental issues are better addressed during
the construction and operational phases of the project.

Advices from theCompetent Minister

SurveyForecast

considerations into the project design through exchange of views and information among the entities concerned

By considering all environment-related issues and necessary measures in advance through information

Subject to ordinance ofLocal government

Opinions* When the extent of the impact by the project is restricted to the area of one city which is speciﬁedby cabinet order, an opinion can be directly submitted from the city to the project proponent.

Anyone can submit anopinion within a month anda half after the publicannouncement

Assessment by Law
Not required

Draft of theAssessment method(Scoping document)

Opinions

Project proponents implement EIA by themselves. This is because EIA is the process for putting environmental

4Submission* This process is applicable only
to Class-2 projects.

㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪎㪌㪿㪸㪄㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸㩷㫆㫉㩷㫃㪸㫉㪾㪼㫉

Opinions from theEnvironment Minister

Opinions

The project proponent implements enough survey, forecast, evaluation of
the environmental impacts and environmental conservation measures.

㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪎㪌㪿㪸㪄㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸ᵬᵿᶒᶇᶍᶌᵿᶊᴾᶅᶍᶔᶃᶐᶌᶋᶃᶌᶒ
Class-2projects

Document onPrimary Environmental
Impact Consideration㪸㫉㪼㪸㪑㪎㪌㪿㪸㪄㪈㪇㪇㪿㪸㪈㪊㪅㩷㪩㪼㫊㫀㪻㪼㫅㫋㫀㪸㫃㩷㫆㫉㩷㫀㫅㪻㫌㫊㫋㫉㫀㪸㫃㩷㫃㪸㫅㪻㪻㪼㫍㪼㫃㫆㫇㫄㪼㫅㫋㩷㪹㫐㩷㫊㫇㪼㪺㫀㪽㫀㪺㫆㫉㪾㪸㫅㫀㫑㪸㫋㫀㫆㫅㫊

(4)

(5)

Public announcement for
Impact Mitigation Report

Opinions from theIssuers of Licenses etc.

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