Based on the provisions of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary context (the ESPOO Convention), please be informed that Ministry of construction, traffic and infrastructure as project developer has submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment study for the project of construction of new port capacities of the port of Prahovo, to the competent Serbian authority Ministry of environmental protection.

In your response  you mentioned that Romania will participate in the transboundary EIA procedure according to the Espoo convention for this project.

In accordance with art. 3 of the Convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context (ESPOO), the Environemntal Impact Aassessment Report in English language is publicly available on the official web site of the Ministry of environmental protection. 

After finishing of the consultation process with the  public concerned and Romanian authorities regarding the Environemntal Impact Aassessment Report, would you be so kind to send us as soon as possible but no later than 4 weeks from the day of the receipt of this notification, the comments provided by Romanian authorities, at the latest on 07. October 2021. 

On 29. September 2021, under Serbian Law on Environmental Impact Assessment is scheduled public hearing in Negotin municipality, regarding Environmental Impact Assessment study for the project of of construction of new port capacities of the port of Prahovo.

We look forward to accessible cooperation between our two ministries.