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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Tunisia

Overview

Impact assessment, pollution control and compliance in Tunisia

An environmental impact assessment in Tunisia is the mandatory file for obtaining the opinion of the ANPE (National Environmental Protection Agency) before building, extending or modifying an industrial facility. AHEC prepares your EIE (environmental impact assessment) or ESIA under decree no. 2005-1991 and ANPE terms of reference, submits it and follows it through to the final opinion. We also carry out pollution-control studies, compliance audits, and wastewater and waste files.

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In Tunisia: the EIE under decree no. 2005-1991 and the ANPE opinionTunisia

In Tunisia: the EIE under decree no. 2005-1991 and the ANPE opinion

Decree no. 2005-1991 of 11 July 2005 lists the projects that need an environmental impact assessment: category A (annex 1) and category B (annex 2), each with its own content and review period. Other activities fall under cahiers des charges (standard specifications). The file is reviewed by the ANPE (National Environmental Protection Agency), set up by law no. 88-91 of 2 August 1988.

Authority
ANPE – National Environmental Protection Agency
Legal basis
Law no. 88-91 of 2 August 1988; decree no. 2005-1991 of 11 July 2005
Projects concerned
Category A (annex 1), category B (annex 2) or cahier des charges (standard specifications)
Office
Tunis, Les Berges du Lac 2

The steps of an EIE in Tunisia

  1. Project screening
  2. Terms of reference
  3. Site baseline
  4. Impacts, measures and PGES
  5. ANPE submission and answers
  6. ANPE opinion and follow-up
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Our services in Tunisia

Environmental impact assessment (EIE / ESIA)

Environmental impact assessment (EIE / ESIA)

The file the ANPE requires before a project listed in decree no. 2005-1991 can go ahead.

  • Project screening under decree no. 2005-1991 (category A, category B or cahier des charges, i.e. standard specifications)
  • Terms of reference and scoping
  • Baseline: air, noise, water, soil, fauna and flora
  • Impact assessment for construction and operation
  • Cumulative and climate change impact assessment
  • PGES (environmental and social management plan) and monitoring plan
  • Public and stakeholder consultation
  • ESIA to IFC, AfDB and EBRD standards for financed projects
  • Submission to the ANPE, answers to comments and follow-up until the opinion
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Pollution-control study and compliance upgrade

Pollution-control study and compliance upgrade

For existing sites whose discharges must be brought back into compliance.

  • ETD (technical pollution-control study) to ANPE terms of reference
  • Diagnosis of industrial discharges: liquid effluents, air emissions and waste
  • Response to neighbour complaints and ANPE requests
  • Costed, phased environmental compliance plan
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Environmental audit and regulatory compliance

Environmental audit and regulatory compliance

A point-by-point check that your site meets its obligations.

  • Corporate environmental audit and compliance audit
  • Environmental due diligence before an extension or acquisition
  • E&S (environmental and social) audit for lenders
  • HSE and environmental regulatory monitoring
  • ISO 14001 internal audit
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Industrial wastewater and discharges (ONAS)

Industrial wastewater and discharges (ONAS)

Discharges that meet the limit values, to the public sewer or the natural environment.

  • Industrial wastewater analysis
  • Compliance with discharge limit values (government decree no. 2018-315, formerly standard NT 106.002)
  • Pre-treatment plant: selection and sizing
  • ONAS (national sanitation office) connection file and discharge agreement
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Industrial waste management (ANGed)

Industrial waste management (ANGed)

Waste tracked from production to final disposal.

  • Industrial and special waste management plan
  • Hazardous waste classification (law no. 96-41, decree no. 2000-2339)
  • Waste register and selection of ANGed-authorised contractors
  • Recovery and recycling
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Environmental monitoring

Environmental monitoring

Field measurements with our own equipment.

  • Ambient air quality (PM10, PM2.5, SO₂, NO₂, CO, O₃, VOCs, H₂S)
  • Environmental noise and vibration
  • Soil and groundwater quality
  • Seawater and marine sediment quality
  • Stack emission measurements (decree no. 2010-2519)
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Our method

  1. Kick-off meeting and site visit
  2. Field measurements with our own equipment
  3. Modelling (air, noise, hydrodynamics) where needed
  4. Drafting, quality control and submission

What you receive

  • EIE report in the format the ANPE requires
  • PGES (environmental and social management plan)
  • Environmental monitoring plan
  • Non-technical summary
  • Written answers to the authority’s comments

Team and equipment

Our studies are carried out by a multidisciplinary team of environmental engineers based in Tunis (Les Berges du Lac 2), backed by the group’s specialists in Saudi Arabia. We use our own measuring equipment (air quality, class 1 sound level meters, soil and water sampling) and recognised modelling software.

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Projects

References in Tunisia

TunisiaGroupe Chimique Tunisien (GCT)

Environmental impact assessment – wastewater treatment plant for the GCT and TIFERT plants (chemicals and fertilisers), Skhira, Sfax, 2026

Chemicals and fertilisers

Baseline, air dispersion modelling, impact matrix, PGES (management plan) and public consultation, in ANPE format.

TunisiaSITEP

Environmental impact assessments (framework contract) – oil production, El Borma field, SITEP, 2026

Oil and gas

EIEs for drilling, side-tracks, produced-water injection and soil rehabilitation, through to the ANPE opinion.

TunisiaDattes d’Or

Technical pollution-control study (ETD) – date-packing plant (agri-food), Dattes d’Or, Kebili, 2025

Agri-food

Eco-balance, pollution diagnosis, regulatory compliance check and costed action plan.

TunisiaAPIP (fishing ports agency)

Environmental impact assessment – maintenance dredging of Bekalta fishing port, APIP, Monastir, 2025

Ports and fisheries

Bathymetric survey, sediment sampling and analysis, disposal site selection and PGES.

TunisiaAFT (tourism land agency)

Environmental impact assessment – UA1 tourist subdivision, Chaffar tourist zone, AFT, Sfax, 2026

Tourism and land development

Alternatives analysis, coastal erosion and sea-level rise, stormwater management and PGES.

TunisiaSTEG (national power utility)

Environmental and social scoping study – 130 km power transmission line, STEG, 2026

Power

Habitat mapping, flora and fauna inventories, critical habitat assessment to World Bank ESS6 and IFC PS6.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which projects need an environmental impact assessment in Tunisia?

Decree no. 2005-1991 of 11 July 2005 lists the projects concerned: category A (annex 1) and category B (annex 2). Other activities fall under cahiers des charges (standard specifications). We check your project’s category free of charge.

How much does an environmental impact assessment cost?

The price depends on the project category, the size of the site, the field measurements needed (air, noise, water, soil) and any modelling. We send a free quote based on a short project description and a location plan.

Is an environmental site assessment mandatory?

Not in general. It becomes necessary when the ANPE requires a compliance upgrade, for financing (FODEP, lenders), before an extension that needs an impact assessment, or for ISO 14001 certification.

What is the Tunisian wastewater standard?

Discharge limit values are set by government decree no. 2018-315 of 26 March 2018, which took over from standard NT 106.002. They depend on the receiving environment: public sewer, public water domain or the sea.

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