Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 (L.N. 211 of 2015)

B 1801 B 1800 "Koordinaz zjoni tal proċeduri marbuta ma’ proġetti ta’ interess komuni. (10) F’konformità mar-rekwiżiti li ġejjin mir-Regolament (UE) Nru. 347/2013 dwar linji gwida tal-infrastruttura tal-enerġija trans Ewropea, id-Direttur tal-protezzjoni tal-ambjent għandu jiżgura li għal Proġetti ta’ Interess Komuni (kif imfisser fl-Anness IV tar Regolament 347/2013), proċeduri ta’ valutazzjoni tal-ambjent li ġejjin mir-rekwiżiti tad-Direttivi tal-Kunsill 2014/52/UE ("id Diretiva dwar il-Valutazzjoni tal-Impatt fuq l Ambjent"), 92/43/KEE ("id-Direttiva dwar il Ħabitats"), 2009/147/KE ("id-Direttiva dwar l Għasafar") u kwalunkwe Direttiva settorjali oħra rilevanti, kif xieraq, jitwettqu b’mod ikkoordinat. Proċeduri li għandhom jiġu segwiti meta jkun probabbli li proġetti ta’ interess komuni jkollhom impatti transkonfinali. (11) Fejn il-Ministru jkun konxju li Proġett ta’ Interess Komuni f’Malta x’aktarx ikollu effetti sinifikanti fuq l-ambjent fi Stat ieħor, jew fejn Stat x’aktarx ikun affettwat b’mod sinifikanti, japplikaw ukoll id dispożizzjonijiet tas-subregolament (10). L approċċ ikkoordinat jieħu f’kunsiderazzjoni ukoll il-Konvenzjoni dwar l-aċċess għall informazzjoni, l-parteċipazzjoni pubblika fit teħid tad-deċiżjonijiet u l-aċċess għall-ġustizzja fi kwistjonijiet ambjentali ("il-Konvenzjoni Aarhus") u tal-Konvenzjoni Espoo dwar il valutazzjoni tal-impatt fuq l-ambjent f’kuntest transkonfinali ("il-Konvenzjoni Espoo"), fejn applikabbli.". B 1801 L.N. 211 of 2015 ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT (CAP. 504) Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 61 of the Environment and Development Planning Act, the Minister for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change and the Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Simplification of Administrative Processes, after consultation with the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, have made the following regulations: Citation and scope. S.L. 504.79 1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) Regulations, 2015, and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2015, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations". (2) The purpose of these regulations is to transpose and implement the provisions related to Regulation (EU) No. 347/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on guidelines for trans European energy infrastructure, to include reference to the co ordination of environmental assessment procedures arising from the requirements of Council Directives 2014/52/EU, 92/43/EEC and other related Union legislation. Amends regulation 3 of the principal regulations. 2. Immediately after sub-regulation (9) of regulation 3 of the principal regulations, there shall be added the following new sub regulations: VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1802 Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbugħ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern fuq karta riċiklata — Printed at the Government Printing Press on recycled paper Prezz/Price €0.18 B 1802 "Coordination of procedures in relation to projects of common interest. (10) In accordance with the requirements arising from Regulation (EU) No. 347/2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, the Director of Environment Protection shall ensure that for Projects of Common Interest (as defined in Annex IV of Regulation 347/2013), environmental assessment procedures arising from the requirements of Council Directives 2014/52/EU ("the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive"), 92/43/EEC ("the Habitats Directive"), 2009/147/EC ("the Birds Directive") and any other relevant sectoral Directives, as appropriate, are to be carried out in a coordinated manner. Procedures to be following when Projects of Common Interest are likely to have transboundary impacts. (11) Where the Minister is aware that a Project of Common Interest in Malta is likely to have significant effects on the environment in another State, or where a State is likely to be significantly affected, the provisions of sub regulation (10) shall also apply. The coordinated approach shall also take into consideration the Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters ("the Aarhus Convention") and the Espoo Convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context ("the Espoo Convention"), where applicable.". VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA