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| Procedure Name | Procedure for obtaining an Environmental Protection License.( Industrial Activities in List A and B) |
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Category
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License
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Responsible Agency
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Central Environmental Authority
Address: No. 104, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
Phone: 011-2888999
Email: complaint@cea.lk
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Legal base of the Procedure
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National Environmental Act No: 47 of 1980 amended by Acts No 56 of 1988 and No 53 of 2000
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Fee
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- Industrial activities in List A-Rs: 7,500.00 per Licence / for not more than one year
- Industrial activities in List B-Rs:-6,000.00 per Licence/for not more than 03(three) years.
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Required Documents
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No.
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Type of documents
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1
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Application.
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2
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Certificate for the Registration of Business
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3
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Legal authorization to use the land for the particular industrial activity. (Copy of deed, copy of the Lease agreement of the land etc.)
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4
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Copy of Survey Plan of the land
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5
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Legal authorization for establishing the particular industry at the site. (Certificate of Conformity/Trade License or Consent paper from relevant Local Authority)
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Production Certificate necessary for specific products. (Distilleries, medicinal products, pesticide manufacturing etc.) |
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Proposal for pollutant abatement. |
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Any other detail/document requested by the Authority
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Process Steps
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Step 1
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Prepare the application with the Supporting documents and submit it to the relevant Provincial / District offices of the Central Environmental Authority (CEA).
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Step 2
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Relevant Provincial/ District office of the CEA will pre-evaluate to check the relevancy of issuing the EPL, the adequacy of the details furnished and to determine the inspection fee to be requested.If details provided are inadequate application will go to Step 1. If not proceed to Step 3.
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Step 3
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Based on the details furnished by the industrialist, the relevant Provincial/District Office decides the amount of the inspection fee to be paid and a written request will be made to the industrialist.
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Step 4
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Industrialist has to make such payment to the relevant Provincial/District Office, Head Office or any other Provincial/District office of the CEA.After the payments are made the receipt should be submitted to the relevant Provincial/District Office.
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Step 5
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A team of officers will carry out a field inspection in order to assess the data furnished in the application with respect to the industry and to decide the possibility to operate such industry with controlling pollution.
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Step 6
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Inspection team will prepare a report based on the field inspection details regarding the industry, technical reports provided by the applicant and social aspects along with their recommendations.
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| Step 7 |
- If the recommendation suggested requesting a proposal for additional pollution control measures, the industrialist will be informed to fulfill such request. Decision to issue the Environmental Protection License(EPL) will be made based on the evaluation of the additional details provided by the applicant.
- If it is decided to refuse issuing of the licence, the applicant will be informed accordingly.According to the provisions of the National Environmental Act, any applicant for a licence who is aggrieved by the refusal by the Authority to grant a licence may within thirty (30) days, after the date of notification of such decision to him/her, appeal in writing against such decision, to the Secretary of the Ministry of Environment.
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| Step 8 |
Authorized officers of the CEA grant approval for issuing of EPL based on the recommendation made by the inspection team and then Legal Division of the CEA grant legal approval for the draft conditions of the EPL. |
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Once the legal approval is granted; the industrialist is requested to pay the Licence Fee so as to enable the CEA to issue an EPL for the industrial activity. |
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Once the licence fee is paid the licence will be issued with the signature of the authorized signatory for a period of time not more than the period as specified in the gazette. List "A"- one year; Lists "B" and "C" three years. |
Note:
Applicant may Renew Application upon expiry of the License Period.
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| Category | Procedure |
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The following form/s are used in this procedure
This procedure applies to the following measures
| Name | Measure Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Legal Document | Validity To | Measure Class |
| Requirements for Obtaining Environmental Protection License. | Licensing Requirement | | Important Licence for Industrial Estates approved under the part IVC of the National environmental Act including Katunayake and Biyagama Export processing Zones. | The Environmental Protection License (EPL) is a regulatory/legal tool under the provisions of the National Environmental Act No: 47 of 1980 amended by Acts No 56 of 1988 and No 53 of 2000. Industries and activities which required an EPL are listed in Gazette Notification No 1533/16 dated 25.01.2008. | National Environmental (Amendment) Act, No. 56 of 1988 | 31-12-9999 | Good |
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