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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')
11. Relationship with other Community legislation |
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13. Implementation of the Directive |
Article 12
Information, reporting and review
1. Member States and the Commission shall exchange
information on the experience gained in applying
this Directive.
2. Member States shall ensure that environmental
reports are of a sufficient quality to meet the
requirements of this Directive and shall communicate
to the Commission any measures they take concerning
the quality of these reports.
3. Before *
the Commission shall send a first report on the
application and effectiveness of this Directive
to the European Parliament and to the Council.
With a view further to integrating environmental
protection requirements, in accordance with Article
6 of the Treaty, and taking into account the experience
acquired in the application of this Directive in
the Member States, such a report will be accompanied
by proposals for amendment of this Directive, if
appropriate. In particular, the Commission will
consider the possibility of extending the scope
of this Directive to other areas/sectors and other
types of plans and programmes.
A new evaluation report shall follow at seven-year
intervals.
4. The Commission shall report on the relationship
between this Directive and Regulations (EC) No 1260/
and No 1257/ well ahead of the expiry of the programming
periods provided for in those Regulations, with
a view to ensuring a coherent approach with regard
to this Directive and subsequent Community Regulations.
* Five
years after the entry into force of this Directive.