§6 KEY REFERENCES

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

CIS, 2017. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive. Guidance Document No 36. Exemptions to the Environmental Objectives according to Article 4(7). Available at: https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/ e0352ec3-9f3b-4d91-bdbb- 939185be3e89/CISGuidanceArticle47FINAL.PDF Ecosystems, 2014. Article 6 of the Habitats Directive. Rulings of the European Court of Justice. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/info/pubs/docs/others/ECJ_rulings%20Art_%206%20-%20Final%20Sept%202014-2.pdf European Commission, 1999. Guidelines for the Assessment of Indirect and Cumulative Impacts as well as Impact Interactions. European Commission, 2011. Links between the Water Framework Directive and the Nature Directives. Frequently Asked Questions. Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/management/guidanceen.htm European Commission, 2012. Commission Note on setting conservation objectives in Natura 2000 sites. Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/ management/guidanceen.htm European Commission, 2013(a). Guidance on the Application of the Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure for Large-scale Trans-boundary Projects. European Commission, 2013. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eia/pdf/Transboundry%20EIA%20Guide.pdf European Commission, 2013(b). Guidance Document ‘Streamlining environmental assessment procedures for energy infrastructure “Projects of Common Interest” (PCIs).’ European Commission, May 2013. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eia/pdf/PCIguidance.pdf European Commission, 2016. Commission Guidance document on streamlining environmental assessments conducted under article 2.3 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive. Available at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52016XC0727(01)&from=EN European Commission, 2017(a). Guidance on Scoping. Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by 2014/52/EU. European Commission. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eia/eia-support.htm European Commission, 2017(b). Guidance on Screening. Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by 2014/52/EU. European Commission. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eia/eia-support.htm European Commission, 2019. Commission notice ‘Managing Natura 2000 sites. The provisions of Article 6 of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC’ (OJ C 33, 25.1.2019, p. 1). Available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C.2019.033.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:C:2019:033:FULL The European Commission has published several sector-specific guidance documents (on non-energy extractive industries, wind farm development, ports and estuaries, inland waterway transport, aquaculture, etc.). These provide further advice on how to carry out an appropriate assessment in relation to the development of plans and projects in each of these sectors. The guidance documents are available at: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/management/guidanceen.htm

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