Public Comment: Draft Cabinet Order Amending the Enforcement Order of the Environmental Impact Assessment Act
「環境影響評価法施行令の一部を改正する政令案」等に関する意見の募集（パブリックコメント）について
Published: 2026-08-25 · Source: e-Gov Public Comment · Stage: Public Comment Closed · Area: Energy / Environment · Impact (preliminary): Medium · Comment deadline: 2026-09-24 00:00 JST · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-08-26
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AI summary
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Summary
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has opened a public comment (public consultation) on a draft Cabinet Order to partially amend the Enforcement Order of the Environmental Impact Assessment Act and related items. According to the metadata, the draft was published on 2026-08-25 with a comment submission deadline of 2026-09-24, under the environmental conservation category. This is a proposal out for public comment and has not been described as enacted or in force.
Business Impact
Organizations subject to environmental impact assessment requirements may be affected if the proposed amendments are adopted, though the specific changes are not detailed in the provided metadata.
Recommended Action
Consider reviewing the official Japanese source on e-Gov to confirm the scope of the proposed amendments and the comment submission deadline.
Timeline of related official records
Related official records are linked only when names and instrument numbers match exactly, so this timeline may be incomplete. Dates are as stated by the official sources. It is a monitoring aid, not legal advice; the original Japanese sources are authoritative.
- 2026-08-25 — Draft published for public comment (e-Gov) Original Japanese source
- 2026-09-24 — Public comment deadline (2026-09-24 00:00 JST) Original Japanese source
What happens next
General procedure: after a consultation closes, the ministry usually publishes the comments received and its responses, and may then adopt the instrument, possibly revised, or not adopt it. This dashboard has not yet matched a promulgated instrument with exactly this name. This is not a forecast of the outcome.