IMPACT STUDIES
| Article L122-1 |
| (Law n ° 2002-276 of February 27, 2002 art. 147 I Official Journal of February 28, 2002) Development works and projects which are undertaken by a public authority or which require an authorization or an approval decision, as well as town planning documents, must respect environmental concerns. The studies prior to the realization of developments or works which, by the importance of their dimensions or their impact on the natural environment, may adversely affect the latter, must include an impact study allowing an assessment of the consequences. consequences. Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Articles L. 11-1-1 of the Code of Expropriation for Public Utility and L. 126-1 of this Code relating to the motivation of declarations of public utility and project declarations, when a decision to grant or refuse authorization for the project submitted for the impact study has been taken, the competent authority informs the public and, subject to defense secrecy national level, makes the following information available to it: – the content of the decision and the conditions attached to it, if applicable; – the reasons on which the decision was based; – the places where the impact study can be consulted as well as, where applicable, the main measures intended to avoid, reduce and if possible compensate for the significant negative effects of the project. |
| Article L122-2 |
| (Ordinance n ° 2000-914 of September 18, 2000 art. 12 1 ° Official Journal of September 21, 2000 in force on January 1, 2001)
If a request lodged with the administrative court against an authorization or a decision approving a project referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 122-1 is based on the absence of an impact study, the judge of summary proceedings, seized of a request for suspension of the contested decision, grants it as soon as this absence is noted. |
| Article L122-3 |
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(Law n ° 2002-276 of February 27, 2002 art. 147 II Official Journal of February 28, 2002) |