Law & Regulation
Law No. 4 of 1994 for the Protection of the Environment
Egypt's general environmental protection law, establishing environmental-impact-assessment and permitting requirements. Amended by Law 9/2009 and Law 105/2015 (the latter revising residential-area terminology and Environment Protection Fund allocation).
Legal Framework Position
- Environmental / PermittingPrimary / Framework Instrument
Instrument Overview
- Official Citation
- Law No. 4 of 1994, as amended by Law No. 9 of 2009 and Law No. 105 of 2015
- Instrument Type
- Law / Act
- Source Language
- Arabic
- Enactment Date
- 3 February 1994
- Last Amended Date
- 1 January 2015
- Last Verified
- 30 September 2026