📋 Tender Overview
Transfer consolidates the entity as a specialized technical authority and strengthens legal security for sustainable investments.Through Supreme Decree No. 009-2026-MINAM, published on June 20, the Ministry of the Environment established the conditions and schedule for the transfer of the functions of review and approval of the detailed Environmental Impact Studies (EIA-d) of the Communications, Health, Defense, Culture, Justice and Education subsectors to the National Environmental Certification Service for Sustainable Investments (Senace).
This process of transferring functions to Senace, which will culminate in forty-five (45) business days from its entry into force, will consolidate an environmental evaluation model based on technical criteria, transparency, predictability and effective citizen participation, as well as strengthen its role as a technical authority specialized in environmental certification.
In accordance with the standard, Senace will have jurisdiction to review and approve the EIA-d, its modifications under any modality, updates, classification requests, Terms of Reference, Citizen Participation Plan and other related acts or procedures, including support in the preparation of the Baseline.
Likewise, it will manage the registry of entities authorized to prepare environmental studies and the records of environmental certifications of the sectors, which will be incorporated into the Administrative Registry of Environmental Certifications and the National Registry of Environmental Consultants of Senace.
The standard responds to the recommendations made by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) within the framework of Perus accession process, aimed at strengthening the National Environmental Impact Assessment System, among them, ensuring that activities with the highest environmental risk are subject to a specialized and independent technical evaluation.
The transfer consolidates Senace as a specialized technical authority of the National Environmental Impact Assessment System, and its role in promoting sustainable development in strategic sectors for the benefit of economic growth with environmental protection, respect for environments and citizens, said Silvia Cuba, executive president of Senace.
About Senace
The National Environmental Certification Service for Sustainable Investments (Senace) is a specialized public body, with technical autonomy, attached to the Ministry of the Environment, which evaluates the environmental viability of the countrys large investment projects, with technical solidity and effective citizen participation.
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