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Energy Infrastructure Act and amendment of the Environment Sustainability Testing Act 2000.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part I, No. 4, 23 February 2016, 11 pp.
Subject
Energy, Environment gen.
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Institution Enforcement/compliance Pollution control EIA Environmental planning Environmental standards Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Act enforces the EU Regulation No. 347/2013 on Guidelines for European Infrastructure. In particular, the afore-mentioned Regulation establishes guidelines to facilitate and accelerate the development and modernisation of a trans-European energy infrastructure. To this end, the Regulation also defines 'projects of common interest' (PCI) and provides a list of PCI projects that will benefit from accelerated approval procedures. The list features several Austrian projects in the energy transmission and energy storage sectors.

Full text
German
Website
www.ris.bka.gv.at

References - Legislation

Amends

Federal Act on Environmental Impact Assessment (UPVG).

Legislation | Austria | 1993 (2023)

Keyword: Basic legislation, EIA, Environmental planning, Climate change, Institution, Ecosystem preservation, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Precautionary principle, Transboundary effects, Land-use planning, Sustainable development, Public participation, Access-to-justice, Cultural heritage, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX