Arend Kolhoff
Technical secretary
The NCEA issued an advisory review of the EIA for the oil refinery to be constructed at Tout Lui Faut. Based on its recommendations for improvement, supplementary information was submitted. In its review of this supplementary information, the NCEA concluded that the total body of information was now sufficient to allow for environmental considerations in decision-making.
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An Environmental study/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared by Staatsolie 1989, for an oil refinery at Tout Lui Faut, Surinam. During the visit to Surinam the Commission noticed that more ample information about the design of the refinery and environmental issues were available. Therefore the Commission has decided to incorporate this information in its review besides the EIS. A review advice on the EIS and supplementary documents has been submitted to the Minister for Development Coorporation on 7th July 1994. In the advice of the 7th July the Commission asked for additional information to the EIS. A final review advice on the additional information and the EIS has been submitted to the Minister for Development Coorporation on 25th November 1994.