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Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in a Transboundary Context

Resource Manual to Support Application of the Protocol on SEA

Draft Final

 

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Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (the 'SEA Directive')


10. Monitoring

Contents

12 . Information, reporting and review

Article 11

Relationship with other Community legislation

1. An environmental assessment carried out under this Directive shall be without prejudice to any requirements under Directive 85/337/EEC and to any other Community law requirements.

2. For plans and programmes for which the obligation to carry out assessments of the effects on the environment arises simultaneously from this Directive and other Community legislation, Member States may provide for coordinated or joint procedures fulfilling the requirements of the relevant Community legislation in order, inter alia, to avoid duplication of assessment.

3. For plans and programmes co-financed by the European Community, the environmental assessment in accordance with this Directive shall be carried out in conformity with the specific provisions in relevant Community legislation.