Egypt - Obtain Project Operations Licence from Competent Administration Authority (CAA)

ProcedureEdit

Apply In-Person:

To obtain Project Operations Licence from Competent Administration Authority (CAA), the applicant must decide under which category he/she would like the project falls, (he can obtain relevant information from the competent administrative authority (CAA) (EGPC, Governorate, etc.) URL
For white list (A-category) projects the developer fills out an Environmental Screening Form.The competent administrative authority will send the form to EEAA to be reviewed and evaluated within the legal period of 60 days; otherwise the EIA report is considered accepted.
For gray list (B-category) projects the developer requests an Environmental Screening Form (B) from EGPC, Governorate or EEAA to fill it out.
For black list (C-category) project a full EIA is required and the attached guideline will help in preparing such a report.
The purpose of this guideline is to outline issues, which may be relevant for the preparation of the environmental impact assessment for oil and gas projects and related facilities. The EIA should be tailored to suit the potential impacts of the specific project. It is essential to focus on the key issues.
The full EIA should then be forwarded with a letter of intent to undertake a specific project to the competent administrative authority (EGPC, Governorate, etc.). The CAA registers the documents and reviews the documents (according to a checklist prepared by EGPC in cooperation with EEAA) and formally submits the applicant’s documents to the EEAA for review and evaluation.
The EEAA evaluates the documents and submits its opinions and any recommendations to the CAA (e.g. EGPC, Governorate, etc.) within a maximum of 60 days of the EEAAs official receipt of the complete documents. Otherwise, the EIA report is considered to be accepted. The documents are registered by the EEAA together with its opinion in the EIA register at the EEAA.
The CAA officially notifies the developer by a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt of the evaluation result by the EEAA. The results of this can be:
- An approval of the project with some recommendation to be taken into account to ensure the protection of the environment.
- A formal request to the developer for more information/data to complete the EIA report
- Disapproval of the project.
The CAA forwards a copy of the EEAA decision to the developer. In case of disapproval, the developer may appeal such evaluation in writing within thirty days (from the date of receiving the result of the evaluation) to EEAA including reasons of objection, supported with legal and scientific justification. The CAA ensures implementation of the EEAA decision and a license is granted to the project owner if the required documents are in line with EEAA decision. The applicant must approach the office mentioned earlier to collect the license once they get notified by the authority about the same.

Required DocumentsEdit

A list of the relevant legislation (national, regional and international) to the project should be included.
A brief description of the project with the main components, specifications, layout etc.
A clear statement of the objectives of the project should be provided at the beginning.
A work-plan.
life cycle of the project, in addition to decommissioning methods, if any
Describe the exact location of the project.
An overview of the existing environmental conditions in the area of the project.
Document If noise is likely to be produced from the project, issues to consider include noise levels from fixed and mobile noise sources.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
EGYPTIAN ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AGENCY (EEAA)
Address: 30 Misr Helwan El-Zyrae Road, Maadi , Cairo, Egypt
Postal code: 11728
Tel: (202) 25256452
Fax: (202) 25256490
E-mail: [email protected]
Hot Line: 19808
Public Service: 25266178 - 25256470
Report Environmental Violations on WhatsApp: 01222693333
Contact link: URL

EligibilityEdit

The applicant must be belonging to one of the following three categories of Environmental Impact Assessment these are white (A), gray (B) and black (C) and she/he is up to date in the payment of their Registration fees.
The applicant must be registered with Competent Administration Authority with Certificate of incorporation.

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ValidityEdit

The validity is 5 years.

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Processing TimeEdit

The processing time is 1 month.

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Need for the DocumentEdit

The environmental protection law 4/1994 and the Executive regulations 338/1995 states that new establishments or projects as well as expansion of existing establishment must be subject to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) before a permit is issued.
Environmental Impact Assessment is a systematic process which provides a framework for gathering and documenting information and views regarding the environmental consequences of activities so that the importance of the effects and the scope for enhancing, modifying or mitigating them can be properly evaluated.

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