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COMMISSION NOTICE Guidelines providing a common understanding of the term ‘environmental damage’ as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage · European Union

| 78. | The significance of effects does not necessarily depend on their being present on a large scale. In Case C-392/96, Commission v Ireland, the Court noted in relation to the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive, that ‘Even a small-scale project can have significant effects on the environment if it is in a location where the environmental factors set out in Article 3 of the Directive, such as fauna and flora, soil, water, climate or cultural heritage, are sensitive to the slightest alteration.’ Similar reasoning can be considered applicable in the context of the Environmental Liability Directive.

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