European Communities (Forest Consent and Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 442 of 2012). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures EIA Afforestation/reforestation Timber extraction/logging Authorization/permit Cultural heritage 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 (Forest Consent and Assessment) Regulations 2010 for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive No. 2011/92/EU insofar as it applies to development consent in respect of forestry. They require the Minister to carry out, in accordance with these Regulations and the Council Directive an environment impact assessment in respect of: (a) a class (or classes) of development prescribed by Regulations under section 176 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 that equals or exceeds a quantity, area or other limit prescribed by those Regulations; or (b) or development that does not exceed a quantity, area or other limit prescribed under Regulations, but which the Minister determines would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. The Minister shall consider the content of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) submitted as part of the application. If the EIS (or other material) is, in the opinion of the Minister, inadequate, the Minister shall serve a notice requiring the applicant to submit further information to remedy these inadequacies. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. Legislation | European Union | 2011 (2014) Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Cultural heritage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends European Communities (Forest Consent and Assessment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 558 of 2010). Legislation | Ireland | 2010 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, EIA, Afforestation/reforestation, Authorization/permit, Cultural heritage Source: FAO, FAOLEX