Taking into account the activities to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the present state of emergency, the Ministry of Environment informs that the pre-assessment bids submitted to the Environmental Impact Expertise  of the Ministry of Environment, and the expertise procedure of environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports are extended, owning to the necessity of holding public reviews. 
 The exceptions may be the cases, when public reviews are envisaged and held on the initiative of the responsible person (local self-government and territorial administration bodies);  online platform will be organized to provide an opportunity to raise questions and answers and to perform measures connected with the state of emergency.