Cambodia Daily Friday, 12/01/2012

   The Ministry of Environment has drafted a law that will hand out fines and prison terms for companies who fail to complete and submit Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) on the development projects they undertake.

   According to a copy of the EIA draft law, fines of 100 million riel, or about $25,000, and prison terms of three years will be doled out to individuals and firms that fail to submit an EIA on any development project.

   “If determined by the ministry that a scheduled development has the potential to have a significant impact on natural resources, ecosystems, biodiversity or human health and public welfare a full environmental impact assessment will be undertaken by the project owner and submitted to the Ministry, ” according to the draft law.

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