Council Directive of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (85/337/EEC) (repealed)

[F1 3. Characteristics of the potential impact U.K.

The potential significant effects of projects must be considered in relation to criteria set out under 1 and 2 above, and having regard in particular to:

• the extent of the impact (geographical area and size of the affected population),

• the transfrontier nature of the impact,

• the magnitude and complexity of the impact,

• the probability of the impact,

• the duration, frequency and reversibility of the impact.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Council Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997 amending Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.