For GCC countries, “The general Environmental Law” was launched in 1997. It indicated in Article 4 & Article 8 the necessity of providing environmental impact assessment studies for projects that might have a negative impact on environment.
In Saudi Arabia, the comprehensive Environmental Law was launched in 2002. It indicated literally in Article 5 that environmental impact assessment (EIA) study needs to be submitted for any project that may cause an effect on the surrounding environment in order to get...
