This Resolution, consisting of 6 Chapters and 10 Annexes, establishes the rules and procedures for environmental licensing in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul as provided by State Law n. 2.257 of 09 July 2001, and lays down the list for each licensing stage and the table of licensable activities. They are guidelines for environmental licensing: considering both the elements and processes that can cause environmental impact; using different criteria for licensing according to the size, complexity and the potential environmental impact of the activity; including the risk of accidents, in determining restrictions and conditions for location, installation and operation of the activity; requiring the installation of Environmental Control System for activities that recommend; establishing technical processes for information and documents required from the applicant's license; assessing certain provisions in the Ecological and Economic Zoning of State of Mato Grosso do Sul (EEZ/MS), the State Water Resources Plan (PERH) and classification of water bodies; compatible installation of the proposed activity with other uses and land occupations around it, considering the possible incompatibility between different types of activities.
Resolution SEMADE No. 9 regulating procedures for environmental State licensing.