Selection and Elimination Criteria are drawn up by organizations qualified by the
Ministry and that they are submitted to appropriate authorities and comply with
their obligations assumed in connection with the project”.
5.3.1.2 Agencies and Institutions Qualified by the Ministry
Starting with the 2013 EIA By-Law, agencies and institutions qualified by the
Ministry have been given an active role throughout the EIA process.
5 The preparation and presentation of EIA application files and Project Presentation Files are no
longer conducted by the project owners but by “Qualified EIA Agencies”
(Turan-Güner, 2017: 45) The necessary information concerning the progress of the
investment process related to commencement and construction periods should also
be provided by them (2014 EIA By-Law, Article 4(b)).
A Certificate of Competency is provided by the MoEU in accordance with the
principles and procedures set up by a Circular adopted in 2009.
6 The purpose of the
Circular is to regulate the rules and procedures with regard to the provision of
Certificates of Competency to the agencies and institutions which are going to
prepare the EIA Application File, EIA Report and Project Presentation File
(Circular, Article 1). The obligations of the Qualified EIA Agencies are identified in
detail in Article 9 of the Circular. The MoEU monitors and controls the
Qualified EIA Agencies and may suspend or cancel their Certificate of Competency
(Circular, Article 10). There are 329 Qualified EIA Agencies that have acquired a
Certificate of Competency, but some of the Certificates have expired and some were
terminated by the MoEU.
5.3.1.3 Projects Subject to EIA
In the Turkish EIA system the projects which require EIA are listed in Annex I and
Annex II of the EIA By-Law. Categorization is based solely on the type, size and
scale of the projects. Compared to more advanced classifications such as the ones
applied by the World Bank, this listing falls short of identifying projects on the
basis of the location, sensitivity, nature or magnitude of their potential impacts
(Arıkan, 2011). Project location and site sensitivity are addressed in the EIA
Introduction File prepared in accordance with the General Format identified in
Annex III and the Project Presentation File prepared for Annex II projects according
to the format provided in Annex IV of the EIA By-Law.
5
Agencies/Institutions Qualified by the Ministry will be referred as ‘Qualified EIA Agencies’
throughout the article.
6
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Ministry and that they are submitted to appropriate authorities and comply with
their obligations assumed in connection with the project”.
5.3.1.2 Agencies and Institutions Qualified by the Ministry
Starting with the 2013 EIA By-Law, agencies and institutions qualified by the
Ministry have been given an active role throughout the EIA process.
5 The preparation and presentation of EIA application files and Project Presentation Files are no
longer conducted by the project owners but by “Qualified EIA Agencies”
(Turan-Güner, 2017: 45) The necessary information concerning the progress of the
investment process related to commencement and construction periods should also
be provided by them (2014 EIA By-Law, Article 4(b)).
A Certificate of Competency is provided by the MoEU in accordance with the
principles and procedures set up by a Circular adopted in 2009.
6 The purpose of the
Circular is to regulate the rules and procedures with regard to the provision of
Certificates of Competency to the agencies and institutions which are going to
prepare the EIA Application File, EIA Report and Project Presentation File
(Circular, Article 1). The obligations of the Qualified EIA Agencies are identified in
detail in Article 9 of the Circular. The MoEU monitors and controls the
Qualified EIA Agencies and may suspend or cancel their Certificate of Competency
(Circular, Article 10). There are 329 Qualified EIA Agencies that have acquired a
Certificate of Competency, but some of the Certificates have expired and some were
terminated by the MoEU.
5.3.1.3 Projects Subject to EIA
In the Turkish EIA system the projects which require EIA are listed in Annex I and
Annex II of the EIA By-Law. Categorization is based solely on the type, size and
scale of the projects. Compared to more advanced classifications such as the ones
applied by the World Bank, this listing falls short of identifying projects on the
basis of the location, sensitivity, nature or magnitude of their potential impacts
(Arıkan, 2011). Project location and site sensitivity are addressed in the EIA
Introduction File prepared in accordance with the General Format identified in
Annex III and the Project Presentation File prepared for Annex II projects according
to the format provided in Annex IV of the EIA By-Law.
5
Agencies/Institutions Qualified by the Ministry will be referred as ‘Qualified EIA Agencies’
throughout the article.
6
Yeterlik Belgesi Tebliği [Communiqué on Qualification Certificate], OG (18 December 2009),
No. 27436.
88
Ş. Güneş