Environmental Impact Assessment in a Trans-Boundary Context in Montenegro

Abstract

In this paper it is given an overview of the legislation concerning issues of cross-border impact on the environment in Montenegro, which appropriately regulates the issue and contribute to creating the conditions for the implementation of this management mechanism. In the process of harmonizing national legislation with the acquis of the European Union – (Acquis Communautaire), a series of new laws were adopted, namely: the Law on Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment (2005), the Law on Environmental Impact Assessment (2005), the Law on accession to the Convention on the Assessment of Environmental Impact in a Trans-boundary Context – Espoo Convention (2009). In the second part of the paper, specific examples are given regarding the application of the EIA procedure in a trans-boundary context in Montenegro. Such examples relate to the project for the construction of the hydroelectric power plant (HPP) “Buk-Bijela”, to the project HPP “Ašta” and to the current and planned activities regarding the project of multi-purpose HPP on the Morača River.