Environmental Impact Assessment Enforcement Rules Article 12
The division of competent authority is subject to attachment chart 1. When necessary, the central competent authority may commission municipality or the competent authority of county (city) for treatment.When two or more development activities were combined for environmental impact assessment, the competent authority shall review them jointly. Under which different competent authorities were involved or development base crosses development activity of two municipalities or counties (cities), the competent authority shall be the central competent authority.For the development activity not belonging to attachment chart 1 or if there is dispute for division identification of competent authority, the central competent authority shall meet with related municipality or competent authority of county (city) for identification.After regulations in the above three paragraphs are implemented, if there is any change of jurisdiction for case under review of environmental impact assessment, the original competent authority shall transfer the case to the one with jurisdiction.However, the original competent authority may continue to review the environmental impact statements or approve assessment reports then transfer follow-up supervision and changes to the competent authority with jurisdiction after consent of developer and competent authority with jurisdiction.Attachment Chart 1:Work Distribution of the Competent Authority of Environmental Impact Assessment.odt