THIS IS NOT THE OFFICIAL TEXT
UNECE Protocol
on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Convention
on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary
Context (Kiev, 2003)

Annex III - Criteria for determining of the
likely significant environmental, including
health, effects referred to in article 5,
paragraph 1 |

Contents |

Annex V - Information referred to in article
8, paragraph 5 |
Annex IV
Information referred to in article
7, paragraph 2
1. The contents and the main objectives of the
plan or programme and its link with other plans
or programmes.
2. The relevant aspects of the current state of
the environment, including health, and the likely
evolution thereof should the plan or programme not
be implemented.
3. The characteristics of the environment, including
health, in areas likely to be significantly affected.
4. The environmental, including health, problems
which are relevant to the plan or programme.
5. The environmental, including health, objectives
established at international, national and other
levels which are relevant to the plan or programme,
and the ways in which these objectives and other
environmental, including health, considerations
have been taken into account during its preparation.
6. The likely significant environmental, including
health, effects*/
as defined in article 2,
paragraph 7.
7. Measures to prevent, reduce or mitigate any
significant adverse effects on the environment,
including health, which may result from the implementation
of the plan or programme.
8. An outline of the reasons for selecting the
alternatives dealt with and a description of how
the assessment was undertaken including difficulties
encountered in providing the information to be included
such as technical deficiencies or lack of knowledge.
9. Measures envisaged for monitoring environmental,
including health, effects of the implementation
of the plan or programme.
10. The likely significant transboundary environmental,
including health, effects.
11. A non-technical summary of the information
provided.
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These effects should include secondary, cumulative,
synergistic, short-, medium- and long-term, permanent
and temporary, positive and negative effects.