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The SEA Directive provides for mandatory consultation of the authorities with powers in the field of the environment, aiming to improve the quality of the environmental report: ‘The authorities referred to in Article 6(3) shall be consulted when deciding on the scope and level of detail of the information which must be included in the environmental report’ (Article 5(4), SEA Directive).
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.