Análisis de las principales modificaciones introducidas por la Ley 9/2018 de Evaluación Ambiental en el proceso de EIA

Abstract

Last month, on December 6, 2018 it was published in the Spanish Official Bulletin of the State the Law 9/2018, of 5 December, of environmental assessment, amending the Law 21/2013 of environmental assessment, as well as the Law 21/2015 amending Law 43/2003 of Montes, and the Law 1/2005 that regulated the Greenhouse Gas Emission allowance trading scheme. This Act is the transposition into Spanish law of Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and the Council, which was approved on April 16, 2014 and entered into force on May 15, 2014. The new directive aims to reinforce actions on climate change, efficiency in resources and prevention of risks, among other aspects which take on greater importance and are reflected more explicitly in the new evaluation process. This article aims to analyse the major changes that will result in the effective implementation of the law, and their impact both in procedures and deadlines, which will result in a greater agility in the processing of dossiers of environmental assessment of projects, plans and programmes.