1 Amendments of Franco BONANINI related to 2012/0297(COD)
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
(2a) Article 2, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: "4. Without prejudice to Article 7, Member States may, in exceptional cases, exempt a specific project in whole or in part from the provisions laid down in this Directive. In that event, the Member States shall: -a) consult the public concerned by ensuring that there is adequate representation of the social and economic categories that are present in the environment affected by the scheme; (a) consider whether another form of assessment would be appropriate; (b) make available to the public concerned the information obtained under other forms of assessment referred to in point (a), the information relating to the exemption decision and the reasons for granting it; (c) inform the Commission, prior to granting consent, of the reasons justifying the exemption granted, and provide it with the information made available, where applicable, to their own nationals. The Commission shall immediately forward the documents received to the other Member States. The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and to the Council on the application of this paragraph."