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Act on the introduction of a strategic evaluation of the environment and implementation of the Directive 2001/42/EG.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Legislation
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 48, 19 September 2001, pp. 1746-1756.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
EIA
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Act provides for the enforcement of the Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerned with the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment. For this purpose, it introduces substantial amendments to the Act on the evaluation of environmental impact in its consolidated version of 5 September 2001 (BGBl. I p. 2350). Inter alia, a Part 3 is added to article 14 dealing with strategic evaluation of the environment. Chapter 1 of the said Part concerns conditions for such assessment; chapter 2 is on particular proceedings in environmental evaluation. Moreover, an Annex 3 and 4 are added.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment.

Legislation | European Union | 2001

Keyword: EIA, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Environmental Impact Assessment Act.

Legislation | Germany | 1990 (2021)

Keyword: Basic legislation, EIA, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Mining, Right to clean/healthy environment, Risk assessment/management, Human rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX