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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Application

    4. 4.Consultation body

  3. PART II ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR PLANS AND PROGRAMMES

    1. 5.Environmental assessment for plans and programmes: first formal preparatory act on or after 21st July 2004

    2. 6.Environmental assessment for plans and programmes: first formal preparatory act before 21st July 2004

    3. 7.Environmental assessment for plans and programmes co-financed by the European Community

    4. 8.Restriction on adoption or submission of plans, programmes or modifications

    5. 9.Determination of whether a particular plan, programme or modification is likely to have significant environmental effects

    6. 10.Publicity for determinations

  4. PART III ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS AND CONSULTATION PROCEDURES

    1. 11.Preparation of environmental report

    2. 12.Consultation procedures

    3. 13.Transboundary consultations

    4. 14.Plans and programmes of other Member States

  5. PART IV POST-ADOPTION PROCEDURES

    1. 15.Information as to adoption of plan or programme

    2. 16.Monitoring of implementation of plans and programmes

  6. Signature

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE LIKELY SIGNIFICANCE OF EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

      1. 1.The characteristics of plans and programmes, having regard, in particular,...

      2. 2.Characteristics of the effects and of the area likely to...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      INFORMATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS

      1. 1.An outline of the contents and main objectives of the...

      2. 2.The relevant aspects of the current state of the environment...

      3. 3.The environmental characteristics of areas likely to be significantly affected....

      4. 4.Any existing environmental problems which are relevant to the plan...

      5. 5.The environmental protection objectives, established at international, or national level,...

      6. 6.The likely significant effects on the environment, including short, medium...

      7. 7.The measures envisaged to prevent, reduce and as fully as...

      8. 8.An outline of the reasons for selecting the alternatives dealt...

      9. 9.A description of the measures envisaged concerning monitoring in accordance...

      10. 10.A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...

  8. Explanatory Note