The new version of the EIA "Directory" will be implemented on January 1, 2021

In November 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the "List of Environmental Impact Assessment Classification Management for Construction Projects (2021 Edition)" (hereinafter referred to as the "List") to further standardize environmental rating management, do a good job in the "six stability" work, and implement the "six guarantees" "The mission is to support and serve small, medium and micro enterprises and promote high-quality economic development

In the new "List", some project categories refer to the "Classification of National Economic Industries" to add industry codes; the ordering is basically the same as that of the pollutant discharge permit list

Specific meanings appear in this revision of the catalogue, such as non-solvent-based low-VOCs content coatings.

After the adjustment, it is expected that the number of reports and report forms that need to be submitted for approval can be reduced by more than 10%, focusing more on the focus of environmental assessment management; the number of registration forms can be reduced by more than 40%; it covers a batch of exemptions in the reform of the "positive list of environmental assessment approvals" The measures have achieved a seamless connection between the front and the back policies, and promoted the normalization and institutionalization of the pilot measures