Site Protection Measures under the Article 6 of the Habitats Directive
Article 6 of the Habitats Directive and the assessment procedures under EIA and SEA Directives
Based on the Directive 2001/42/EC (SEA Directive):
- 1. Definition of plan or programme (Case C-567/10 - Inter-Environnement Bruxelles and Others).
- 2. Annulment of a plan or programme that is in breach of the Directive (Case C-41/11 - Inter-Environnement Wallonie and Terre wallonne, paragraphs 40 – 47).
- 3. Need for an SEA and/or EIA for plans which determine the use of small areas (Case C-295/10 Valciukiene and Others, paragraphs 35 - 54, and paragraphs 55 – 63).
- 4. Need for an SEA of a particular plan depending on the preconditions requiring an assessment under the Habitats Directive (Case C-177/11 Syllogos Ellinon Poleodomon kai chorotakton)