Amendment of Article 67B (other member States)

5.—(1) Article 67B is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) In paragraph (1) for “to which Article 67(4) applies” substitute “is subject to environmental impact assessment and”.

(3) In paragraph (3) for “Article 67A(1)” substitute “Article 67(4D)”.

(4) In paragraph (4) (a) for “environmental statement” substitute “EIA report”.

(5) For paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) The Department must ensure that the EEA State concerned is given an opportunity, before the decision as to whether to proceed with the project is taken, to forward to the Department, within a reasonable time, the opinions of the authorities designated to be consulted in accordance with Article 6(1) of the Directive and of the members of its public who are likely to be concerned.”.

(6) In paragraph (7)—

(a) for “environmental statement” substitute “EIA report”; and

(b) for “section 67A(8)” substitute “Article67A(8)(c)”.