European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry Keyword Land-use planning EIA Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations, 1989 by reducing the threshold at which afforestation requires Environmental Impact Assessment from 200 hectares to 70 hectares. A corresponding change has been made in the Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 1996 (S.I. No. 100 of 1996) in relation to the threshold at which afforestation requires planning permission. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations, 1989. Legislation | Ireland | 1989 Keyword: EIA, Cultural heritage, Land-use planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX