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In 1996, the proposal for a Council Directive on strategic environmental assessment was finally adopted by the EU Commission.1 The SEA Directive extends the principles of EIA to plans and programmes (regional planning, land use planning) as far as these replace decisions on the project level. The basis for the assessment forms an environmental statement which has to contain information about environmental quality objectives established at international, Community or Member State level which are of relevance for the respective plan or programme has to be outlined. Furthermore, the way these objectives and any other environmental considerations have been taken into account during the preparation of the plan or programme. In cases where the implementation of a plan or programme is likely to have significant effects on the environment in another Member State, the authorities of the other state have to be informed and consulted. In order to avoid disparities in the evaluation of environmental significance in border regions, it is recommended to co-ordinate national environmental quality objectives in border regions and to develop strategies to ensure that the objectives are met in those cases where national environmental standards differ.
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In the following referred to as Proposal for a SEA Directive
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The German equivalent sound levels can be roughly translated into the Dutch cost-unit-index as follows: Leq dB(A) more than 75 67–75 62–66 B (Ke) 66–75 55–64 47–55
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Wagner, D. (1998). Development of Environmental Quality Objectives for the German-Dutch Border Region. In: Kleinschmidt, V., Wagner, D. (eds) Strategic Environmental Assessment in Europe. Environmental Science and Technology Library, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3091-4_20
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