Procedures for Securing an Environmental License

Government Regulation No. 27 of 2012 on Environmental Licenses (“Regulation”) was recently issued to implement Articles 33, 41, and 56 of Law No. 32 of 2009 on Environmental Protection and Management. These articles mandate the issuance of a government regulation to regulate AMDAL, UPL & UKL, and environmental contamination and destruction.

An “Environmental License” is defined in Article 1 (1) as a license issued to an individual who conducts business activity that requires the completion of an Environmental Impact Assesment (Analisis Mengenai Dampak Lingkungan – AMDAL) or Environmental Management Effort and Environment Monitoring Effort (Upaya Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup dan Upaya Pemantauan Lingkungan Hidup – UPL & UKL). These assessments must be completed before an Environmental License is issued.