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COMMISSION NOTICE Assessment of plans and projects in relation to Natura 2000 sites – Methodological guidance on the provisions of Article 6(3) and (4) of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC · European Union

Box 1 Making a decision on the basis of the appropriate assessment It is the responsibility of the competent authorities, in the light of the conclusions of the appropriate assessment on the implications of a plan or project for the Natura 2000 site concerned, to decide whether or not to approve the plan or project. Approval can be given only after they are certain that the proposed plan or project will not adversely affect the integrity of the Natura 2000 site. That is the case where no reasonable scientific doubt remains as to the absence of such effects (12). The focus is therefore on demonstrating the absence of adverse effects rather than their presence, reflecting the precautionary principle (13). The appropriate assessment must therefore be sufficiently detailed and substantiated to demonstrate the absence of adverse effects, in light of the best existing scientific knowledge in the field (14). The same level of certainty is required if the decision is made during the screening stage; also at this stage there should no reasonable doubt as to the absence of likely significant effects

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.