As per paragraph 2 of Article 67 of the Thai Constitution, any project and activity that may seriously affect the quality of the environment, natural resources and biological diversity shall not be permitted, unless its impacts on the quality of the environment and on health of the people in the communities have been studied and evaluated and consultation with the public and interested parties have been organized, and the opinion of an independent organization have been obtained prior to the operation of such project to activity. By virtue of such Article, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment by the approval of the Cabinet and the National Environment Board (“NEB”) has announced a list of 11 industrial activities that potentially could create severe impact to local communities in terms of natural resources, environment and health and for which environmental and health impact assessments must be conducted.

The following charts contain the NEB list and a simplified flowchart for the process.