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27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (85/337/EEC) (repealed)

[F13. 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.]