Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
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an outline of the main alternatives studied by the developer and an indication of
the main reasons for his choice, taking into account the environmental effects,
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a non-technical summary of the information mentioned in the previous indents.
4.
Member States shall, if necessary, ensure that any authorities holding relevant
information, with particular reference to Article 3, shall make this information
available to the developer.
Article 6
1.
Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the authorities likely
to be concerned by the project by reason of their specific environmental
responsibilities are given an opportunity to express their opinion on the information
supplied by the developer and on the request for development consent. To this end,
Member States shall designate the authorities to be consulted, either in general terms
or on a case-bycase basis. The information gathered pursuant to Article 5 shall be
forwarded to those authorities. Detailed arrangements for consultation shall be laid
down by the Member States.
2.
Member States shall ensure that any request for development consent and any
information gathered pursuant to Article 5 are made available to the public within a
reasonable time in order to give the public concerned the opportunity to express an
opinion before the development consent is granted.
3. The detailed arrangements for such information and consultation shall be determined
by the Member States, which may in particular, depending on the particular
characteristics of the projects or sites concerned:
— determine the public concerned,
— specify the places where the information can be consulted,
— specify the way in which the public may be informed, for example by billposting
within a certain radius, publication in local newspapers, organization of exhibitions
with plans, drawings, tables, graphs, models,
— determine the manner in which the public is to be consulted, for example, by
written submissions, by public enquiry,
— fix appropriate time limits for the various stages of the procedure in order to ensure
that a decision is taken within a reasonable period.
Article 7
1.
Where a Member State is aware that a project is likely to have significant effects on the
environment in another Member State or where a Member State likely to be
significantly affected so requests, the Member State in whose territory the project is
intended to be carried out shall send to the affected Member State as soon as possible
and no later than when informing its own public, inter alia:
(a)
a description of the project, together with any available information on its possible
transboundary impact;
(b)
information on the nature of the decision which may be taken,
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