3. Type and characteristics of the potential impact

The likely significant effects of projects on the environment must be considered in relation to criteria set out in points 1 and 2 of this Annex, with regard to the impact of the project on the factors specified in Article 3(1), taking into account: the magnitude and spatial extent of the impact (for example geographical area and size of the population likely to be affected); the nature of the impact; the transboundary nature of the impact; the intensity and complexity of the impact; the probability of the impact; the expected onset, duration, frequency and reversibility of the impact; the cumulation of the impact with the impact of other existing and/or approved projects; the possibility of effectively reducing the impact.

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