The administration continuously carried out the tasks of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) on government policies, the policy items of the currently promulgated “Specific policy items requiring the conduct of an Environmental Impact Assessment” (which was newly revised and promulgated on October 17, 2012 by Environmental Protection Administration/EPA order Huan-Shu-Zong-Zi No. 1010093308) were gradually implemented and have been sent to EPA for consultation. During the consultation processe of cases, many organizations and experts proposed that the existing SEA operating system and related standards should be reviewed and revised, thereupon this project was commissioned to collect and analyze the implementation of the cases in order to address recommendations and opinions. The execution duration of this project started on December 5, 2011 through to the end of November, 2012. Research team of the project has collected, reviewed and analyzed literatures and documents, which contains implementation of SEA and contents of cases, also reviewed the existing SEA operating system and related standards, and then address our recommendations and opinions. In addition, we also collected materials of foreign implementation situation and assess requirements of SEA, conducted the comparative analysis with ours. The project held two forums by inviting experts, government agencies and related organization in purpose of reviewal and amendment for the institution and regulations of SEA, and also strengthening the function of it in order to include into our references for recommendations of amendment. Finally, the project developed recommendations and notices of “Regulations Governing Government Policies on Environmental Impact Assessment” and its related standards.

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