Document Actions
Approaches to Screening
Up one level
2.3.1.1. Approaches to Screening
The following general approaches have been adopted by member states:
In all member states EIA is carried out for those project categories listed in Annex I of Directive 97/11/EC. These projects are identified on “mandatory lists” as always requiring EIA;
Some member states have included Annex II projects onto their mandatory lists by setting threshold and criteria above which an EIA is required;
Some member states have established an “exclusion list”, which specifies the thresholds and criteria below which an EIA is not required or below which a simplified EIA procedure is applied, and;
If projects are not considered on the mandatory or exclusion list, it must be considered on a case-by-case basis by a competent authority (CA), designated by a member state, to determine if an EIA is required on the basis of likely significant effects on the environment. In some member states, case-by-case screening is rarely required, while in others it is a normal approach for most projects. Guidance is provided by many member states on the Annex III criteria of the Directive used for this case-by-case screening approach.
