DG XI eases access to environmental assessment documents
Access to documents related to environmental assessment is possible through the European Commission, Directorate-General XI, website at: URL: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg11/eia/news.htm(opens in new window) The following information is available: - Environmental assessment: EIA - legal context: - - Access to the full text of the EIA Directive in all languages; - - Link to other relevant legislation, law cases and the Aarhus convention; - Environmental assessment: SEA - legal context: - -Access to the full text of the SEA-proposal in all languages; - - The amended SEA-Proposals (English, all languages); - - Link to Aarhus Convention and Amsterdam Treaty; - Environmental Assessment: EIA studies, reports and guidance: - - Summary of report on IMPEL report on interrelation between EIA, IPPC, SEVESO Directives and EMAS Regulation; - - Full text of the study on the evaluation of the performance of the EIA process; - Full text of the update of the five-year EIA Report; - - Full text without figures of EIA-guidance on screening; - - Full text without figures of EIA-guidance on scoping; - - Full text of EIA review check list; - - Information on ongoing studies; - Environmental assessment: SEA studies, reports and guidance: - - Summary of SEA study on existing methodology; - - Summary of SEA workshop report, Potsdam, Germany; - - Full text of SEA workshop report, Semmering, Austria; - - Summary - full text (part 1, part 2, part 2, annexes) of handbook on environmental assessment on regional development plans and EU structural funds programmes; - Information on ongoing studies and planned calls for proposals. A list of useful contacts in the field of environmental assessment will also be available from this page in the near future.