Environmental Assessments and Authorizations: SEA - EIA - IPPC Permit

The European Commission is undertaking an evaluation of the of Directive 2001/42/EC (SEA Directive) within the European Commission's Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT) aimed at keeping the entire stock of EU legislation under review and providing an evidence-based critical analysis of whether EU actions are proportionate to their objectives and expected results.

On the 23rd April 2018 the Commission has launched a public consultation in the form of a questionnaire aims to gather information and the views of stakeholders and the wider public on how the SEA Directive has perceived and performed, including the value of having uniform EU legislation requiring the environmental assessment of certain plans and programmes, and the value of the opportunity the legislation provides for public and stakeholder input to the preparation and adoption of certain plans and programmes.

The public consultation will be opened until the 23th July 2018.

The questionnaire with additional information is available on the public consultations page