Article 12
1
The Member States and the Commission shall exchange information on the experience gained in applying this Directive.
2
In particular, every six years from
16 May 2017
Member States shall inform the Commission, where such data are available, of:
a
the number of projects referred to in Annexes I and II made subject to an environmental impact assessment in accordance with Articles 5 to 10;
b
the breakdown of environmental impact assessments according to the project categories set out in Annexes I and II;
c
the number of projects referred to in Annex II made subject to a determination in accordance with Article 4(2);
d
the average duration of the environmental impact assessment process;
e
general estimates on the average direct costs of environmental impact assessments, including the impact from the application of this Directive to SMEs.
3
On the basis of that exchange of information, the Commission shall if necessary submit additional proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council, with a view to ensuring that this Directive is applied in a sufficiently coordinated manner.
Substituted by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (Text with EEA relevance).