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‘The developer shall ensure that the environmental impact assessment report is prepared by competent experts; the competent authority shall ensure that it has, or has access as necessary to, sufficient expertise to examine the environmental impact assessment report; and where necessary, the competent authority shall seek from the developer supplementary information, […] which is directly relevant to reaching the reasoned conclusion on the significant effects of the project on the environment’ (Article 5(3), EIA Directive).
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.