2014 DIrective

Question 1

Number?

Answer 1

EIA Directive
2014/53/EU

Question 2

Overall

Answer 2

more attention to areas like

resource efficiency

climate change

disaster prevention

which must now be better reflected in the assessmenat process

Question 3

Changes

Answer 3

• Member States now have a mandate to simplify their different environmental
  assessment procedures.
• Timeframes are introduced for the different stages of environmental assessments:
  screening decisions should be taken within 90 days (although extensions are possible)
  and public consultations should last at least 30 days.
• Members States also need to ensure that final decisions are taken within a “reasonable Members States also need to ensure that final decisions are taken within a “reasonable period of time”.period of time”.
• The screening procedure, determining whether an EIA is required, is simplified. The screening procedure, determining whether an EIA is required, is simplified. Decisions must be duly motivated in the light of the updated screening criteria.Decisions must be duly motivated in the light of the updated screening criteria.
• EIA reports are to be made more understandable for the public, especially as regards are to be made more understandable for the public, especially as regards assessments of the current state of the environment and alternatives to the proposal in assessments of the current state of the environment and alternatives to the proposal in question.question.
• The The quality and the content of the reportsquality and the content of the reports will be improved. Competent authorities will be improved. Competent authorities will also need to prove their objectivity to avoid conflicts of interest.will also need to prove their objectivity to avoid conflicts of interest.
• The grounds for The grounds for development consent decisionsdevelopment consent decisions must be clear and more transparent must be clear and more transparent for the public. Member States may also set timeframes for the validity of any reasoned for the public. Member States may also set timeframes for the validity of any reasoned conclusions or opinions issued as part of the EIA procedure.conclusions or opinions issued as part of the EIA procedure.
• If projects do entail significant adverse effects on the environment, developers will be If projects do entail significant adverse effects on the environment, developers will be obliged to do the necessary to avoid, prevent or reduce such effects. These projects obliged to do the necessary to avoid, prevent or reduce such effects. These projects will need to be will need to be monitoredmonitored using procedures determined by the Member States. using procedures determined by the Member States. Existing monitoring arrangements may be used to avoid duplication of monitoring and Existing monitoring arrangements may be used to avoid duplication of monitoring and unnecessary costs.unnecessary costs.