REGULATION on the Conditions, Procedure and Methodsfor Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programs Adopted withLetter of the Council of Ministers No 139 of 24.06.2004, promulgated in StateGazette, number 57/ 2.07.2004, enforced as of 1.07.2004. Chapter One GENERAL PROVISIONS Article1. This Regulation sets forth the conditions, procedure and methods for environmental assessment of plans and programs,which are in progress and/or subject to approval by the central and localexecutive authorities, the local self-government authorities and theParliament, hereinafter referred to as “environmental assessment” or “EA”. Article2. (1) EIAs shall be mandatory performed for the plans and programs, requiredunder article 85, paragraph 1 of the Law for the Protection of the Environment(LPE) in accordance with Annex 1.(2) The necessity of performing an EIAshall be established in accordance with the provisions of Annex 2 for thefollowing:plans and programs and their ...