193. Every project submitted to the assessment and review procedure must follow the process provided for in this subdivision whatever the other required approvals, licences or permits may be.
Subject to section 203, the Government shall not, prior to the issuance of a certificate of authorization or an attestation contemplated in section 189, give any funds or loans for projects not automatically exempt from the assessment and review procedure, unless, the Minister responsible for such funds or loans decides otherwise.
Nothing in this section has the effect of preventing the proponent of the project from obtaining approvals, credits, financing or guarantees for feasibility studies, research or any other purpose which may facilitate the processing of the project through the assessment and review procedure.