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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 11 Example of a process for carrying out the cumulative impact assessment (CumIA) Step 1. Scoping — Identify the geographical boundaries and the timeframe of the CumIA; — Identify the protected habitats and species significantly present on the site and ecological processes to consider; — Identify other existing and planned plans and projects (and human activities) that do/would affect the natural features to be included in the CumIA; — Identify natural environmental drivers that also impact the condition of the features considered in the CumIA. Step 2. Assess cumulative impacts on the protected habitats and species — Collect available information on the impact of other plans, projects, activities and natural drivers on the site-specific conservation objectives set for the natural features in the site; — Estimate the cumulative impact on the protected features’ site-specific conservation objectives — i.e. the total impact on the protected features when the impacts of the plan or project under investigation are combined with other plans or projects. Step 3. Assess the significance of anticipated cumulative impacts — Assess the significance of the anticipated cumulative impacts on the natural features considered, taking into account its conservation objectives. For example, when the cumulative impact on the condition of the natural features approaches or exceeds a threshold for a certain attribute defined in the conservation objective of that feature, the impact is significant. Step 4. Managing cumulative impacts — Identify, when necessary, additional mitigation measures to reduce an estimated cumulative impact on the protected features (carrying out the tasks described in steps 2 and 3 will be necessary to assess the value of such additional mitigation).

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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.