EIA Compendium: Mongolia

Article 1. Purpose of this Law
1.1. The purpose of this Law is to regulate relations that arise in connection with protection of the environment, prevention of the ecological misbalance, the use of natural resources, assessment of the environmental impact and decision-making on the start of a project.
Article 2. Legislation on Environmental Impact Assessment
2.1. The legislation on Environmental Impact Assessment shall consist of the Constitution of Mongolia, the Law of Mongolia on Environmental Protection, the present Law, and other legislative acts which is consistent with those laws.
2.2. If an international treaty to which Mongolia is a signatory is inconsistent with this Law, then the provisions of the international treaty shall prevail.