The hard copy of this Manual includes as a necessary complement a general map of the Sites of Community Interest in the Valencian Community VC), as shown on the web page of the Department for

the Environment as of 31st March 2003: www.cma.gva.es áreas de interés mapas cartografía básica Lics Cartografía básica y Fichas Técnicas de los Lics.

http://www.cma.gva.es/areas/SIG/sigshp/cartografia_basica/lics/lics.PDF

This general map is available in detail as a full paper version set at 1:100.000 scale, at the Secretariat General or Directorate General (DG) to which the relevant manager is attached.

With the electronic version in Word format, placing the cursor on the sections of the Index and the web

addresses mentioned throughout the Manual will take the user to the place of reference by simply pressing the PC Control key + left-hand mouse button.

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INDEX A.- THE ENVIRONMENTAL CROSS-SECTIONAL VARIABLE IN COMMUNITY POLICIES page 4 B.- AIM OF THE MANUAL AND MANAGEMENT CENTRES ATTACHED page 5

OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE BASIC DOCUMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION OF EF ACTION C.- PRIOR CAUTIONARY NOTE FOR MANAGEMENT CENTRES page 7 D.- ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS OF SF MANAGEMENT CENTRES IN THE VCIOP 2000-2006:

D.1: TASKS OF THE ERDF AND EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRES:

D.1.1.-1st TASK: THE ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLE IN THE “FUNDS 2000” DATABASE page 8

FILLING IN THE “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT” AND “NATURA 2000 NETWORK” FIELDS IN THE “GENERAL PROJECT DATA” FILE

D.1.2.- 2nd TASK: NATURA 2000 NETWORK page 11

GUIDE FOR PREPARING THE PROPOSAL FOR DECLARATION BY THE AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK

D. 1.2.1.- WHAT IS THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK(N2000N)?: CONCEPT, REGULATION page 11

D.1.2.2.- IMPLICATIONS FOR AN ERDF OR EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRE:

WHAT FILES REQUIRE THE NATURA 2000 DECLARATION? page 12 D.1.2.3.- WHEN SHOULD THE PROPOSAL FOR NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION BE

MADE BY THE MANAGEMENT CENTRE? page 13 D.1.2.4.- SHOULD THE N2000N DECLARATION BE INDIVIDUALLY MADE PER PROJECT?:

FORMS OF DECLARATION ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF PROJECTS INCLUDED page 14 D.1.2.5.- WHAT DOCUMENTS DOES THE N2000N DECLARATION PROPOSAL CONSIST OF

THAT HAVE TO BE SENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY? page 15 D.1.2.6.- METHODOLOGICAL GUIDE TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE ERDF AND EAGGF

MANAGEMENT CENTRES WHEN DRAWING UP THE PROPOSAL FOR NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION page 17

D.1.3.- 3rd TASK: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

JUSTIFYING NOT NEED OF EIA FOR PROJECTS IN CASE IT IS NOT REQUIRED page 22

D.2.- TASKS OF THE ESF MANAGEMENT CENTRES: THE ENVIRONMENT IN ESF ACTION page 25 D.2.1.- STRATEGIES

D.2.2.- MONITORING WORK

D.3.- COMMON TASK FOR ALL MCSMANAGEMENT CENTRES

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTENT OF THE ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS page 27

E.- ACRONYMS USED page 38 F.- LEGISLATION APPLICABLE page 39 G.- REFERENCE DOCUMENTS page 40

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K.- ANNEXES K.1.- MODEL DOCUMENTS

K.1.1.- MODEL DOCUMENTS FOR ERDF AND EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRES

ANNEX 1: TECHNICAL FORM TO BE SENT TO THE BODY COORDINATING THE STRUCTURAL FUND OF THE VCIOP 2000-2006 ON INFORMATION FOR THE “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT” AND “NATURA 2000 NETWORK” FIELDS FOR CERTIFICATION AND INCLUSION IN THE “GENERAL PROJECT DATA” FILE IN THE “FUNDS 2000” DATABASE

FORM FOR EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRES page 45

FORM FOR ERDF MANAGEMENT CENTRES page 47

ANNEX 2: TECHNICAL CARD FOR SENDING THE PROPOSAL FOR NATURA 2000 DECLARATION TO THE GV ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY (DG FOR SPATIAL PLANNING) AND PRACTICAL EXAMPLES page 49

ANNEX 3: MODEL OF NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION AND PRACTICAL EXAMPLES page 54

ANNEX 4: MODEL OF DOCUMENT VOUCHING FOR NOT REQUIRING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

ASSESSMENT FOR PROJECTS ACCORDING TO LEGISLATION IN FORCE page 59

ANNEX 5: MODEL OF AN EA DECLARATION ON NOT REQUIRING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR PROJECTS FROM ANNEX II ACT 6/2001 page 61

K.1.2.- MODEL DOCUMENT FOR ESF MANAGEMENT CENTRES

ANNEX 6: FORMS TO BE FILLED IN BY MANAGEMENT CENTRES FOR ESF TRAINING ACTION:

(FORMS: G1/ G2 / K) page 62 K.2.- INFORMATION FOR PRACTICAL USE

K.2.1.- INFORMATION FOR PRACTICAL USE FOR ERDF AND EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRES

ANNEX 7: LIST OF VC MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR RELATION WITH NATURA 2000 NETWORK SITES page 69

• ANNEX 8: LIST OF THE VCIOP 2000-2006 MANAGEMENT BODIES AND NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION GUIDANCE FORM ACCORDING TO TYPE OF ACTION IMPLEMENTED BY THE MANAGEMENT BODY page 73

ANNEX 9: MODEL OF INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IN DATABASE

(REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION SERVICE - DG ECONOMY) page 108 •* ANNEX 10: COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/43/EEC, DATED 21ST MAY 1992, ON THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL HABITATS AND WILD FAUNA AND FLORA page 110

ANNEX 11: LIST OF PROJECTS SUBJECT TO EIA page 120

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A.- THE ENVIRONMENTAL CROSS-SECTIONAL VARIABLE IN COMMUNITY POLICIES In virtue of the introduction by the 1992 Maastricht Treaty of the EU of the principle of sustainable development as one of the EU objectives, and very particularly from the modification of article 6 of the European Community Treaty by the Amsterdam Treaty of 2nd October 1997: “Environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the definition and implementation of the Community policies and activities …, in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development”, the environmental factor has has become cross-sectional, and thus imbues all the Union’s policies. This principle is reiterated, in compliance with the above, by article 1 of (EC) Council Regulation nº 1260/1999, dated 21st June, lying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (SF) which, after announcing the priority aims of the action taken by the Community with the aid of the SF, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments during the 2000-2006 period, lays down that “in pursuing these objectives, the Community shall contribute to the harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of economic activities, the development of employment and human resources, the protection and improvement of the environment, and the elimination of inequalities and the promotion of equality between men and women”. In this same respect, article 12 places the protection and improvement of the environment among the Community policies and action to which the operations co-financed by the funds must conform, meaning that this variable must necessarily be made part of all programmes. In the sphere of the GV (Generalitat Valenciana, regional autonomous Government of the Valencian Community), Structural Funds represent an essential source of funding to co-finance many of the measures designed and managed by Valencian Community authorities. In order to guarantee their proper management, it is thus essential not only to comply with the obligations imposed by Community regulations, but also for the Management Centres (MCs) or Implementing Bodies to be able to documentarily vouch for said compliance. One of these obligations is the integration of the environmental factor in the measures managed. Guaranteeing this integration of environmental requirements in all sectors of application of Community Funds from the standpoint of sustainable development is a priority aim of the Network of Environmental Authorities (NEA) of the Kingdom of Spain. This cooperation-seeking body, which is part of the European Network of Environmental Authorities of the Member States, brings the authorities responsible for the environment and those for programming EFs and Cohesion Fund together in Spain. The Network was set up in 1997 at the instance of the Commission, and it gathers up representatives of the GSA (General State Administration), SFMP (Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces) and all the Autonomous Communities through their respective Environment, Economy and Treasury Departments. The technical coordination is handled by the Spanish Ministry for the Environment, since the responsibility of associating these authorities lies with the Member States. To further specify the foregoing, the set of obligations of an environmental nature covered by this Manual refers to the following SPECIFIC SPHERES:

A- For ERDF AND EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRES:

1- NATURA 2000 NETWORK (N2000N).

2- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA).

B.- For EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND MANAGEMENT CENTRES:

FILLING IN THE FORMS (G1/G2/K) OF THE ESF TRAINING SCHEMES

C.- For ALL MANAGEMENT CENTRES (ERDF, EAGGF, ESF):

MONITORING GUIDANCE FOR PREPARING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTENT OF THE ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION REPORT

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B.- AIM OF THE MANUAL AND MANAGEMENT CENTRES ATTACHED

OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE BASIC DOCUMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION OF EF ACTION

The Directorate General for the Economy is, in virtue of Valencian Government Decree 112/2003, the management centre which has to “Know of, spread, plan and control the European funds managed by Generalitat Valenciana Management Centres”. Exercising this competence, this Manual has been prepared in order to give Management Centres a practical guide to provide explanations and procedures required to comply with demands of Community cross-sectional environ-mental policy. It understands Management Centres (or Implementing Bodies) connected with performing the tasks involved to mean all the departments, bodies and other concerns of the GV that manage measures co-financed by the VCIOP 2000-2006 –whether these are executive bodies or departments under one of these -. THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TASKS Management Centres are obliged to perform are:

A.- ERDF and EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRES (section D.1):

1- To give the Fund coordinator the information on “Environmental Impact” and “Natura 2000 Network”

(N2000N) for being transferred on to the “General data on projects” file of the “Funds 2000” database,

2- Preparation of the proposal for Declaration of the project not affecting the Natura 2000 Network.

3- Preparation of the document vouching for not requiring Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the project when this does not need one.

The following chart flow sums up the overall circuit of relations between the different parties involved in these 3 tasks, which relate the ERDF/ EAGGF Management Centres with their respective coordinating body on the one hand (1st task), and with the Environmental Authority on the other (2nd and 3rd tasks):

BODY COORDINATING THE FUNDIN THE VCIOP:

DG ECONOMY (ERDF)/VDAFF GENERAL SECRETARIAT

(EAGGF)

VALENCIANCOMMUNITY

ENVIRONMENTALAUTHORITY

ERDF/ EAGGFVCIOP

2000-2006IMPLEMENTING

BODY

ERDF/ EAGGFVCIOP

2000-2006IMPLEMENTING

BODY

ERDF/ EAGGFVCIOP

2000-2006IMPLEMENTING

BODY

- SENDING DOCUMENTS FOR STUDY & SINGING (2ND & 3RD TASKS)

- ENQUIRIES

- ENQUIRIES

- SENDINGENVIRONMENTALINFORMATION FORBEING TRANSFERREDON TO "FUNDS 2000"DATABASE (1ST TASK)

PERMANENTCOMMUNICATION

- DISTRIBUTION OF THE MANUAL

- REGULAR UPDATES

- PERMANENT ASSISTANCE

- MONITORING

RECEPTION &INCLUDING IN FILE

B.- EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND MANAGEMENT CENTRES (section D.2):

The managers of ESF training action have to meet the requirements of section D.2.-, referring to the ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS-RAISING MODULE. The ESF has a specific I.T. file (the UMS: UAESF Monitoring System) by means of which the DG for the Economy, the Intermediate Body coordinating the Fund at the GV, passes on the information about the projects co-financed by this Fund to the Administrative Unit of the ESF (UAESF) of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The data dumping is done from information supplied by the

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ESF Management Centres at the GV, a list of which is given in ANNEX 8. The UAESF in turn passes this information on to the Commission. In the UMS fields, the environmental information refers to the Environmental Awareness-Raising Module, with the ESF being excluded from the obligations already stated for ERDF and EAGGF, due to the series of schemes co-financed by the ESF lacking any impact on the territory. Likewise, the control visits made up to now by the Commission have not required any information on the N2000N nor EIA for the ESF. The following chart flow sums up the circuit of relations between the ESF management centre and the coordinating body:

DG ECONOMY COORDINATINGTHE ESF IN THE VCIOP 2000-2006

(INTERMEDIATE BODY)

ESFVCIOP 2000-2006IMPLEMENTING

BODY

ESFVCIOP 2000-2006IMPLEMENTING

BODY

ESFVCIOP 2000-2006IMPLEMENTING

BODY

REQUEST FOR FILLING IN"PHISICAL EXECUTION

FORMS" ONTRAINING ACTION

(ANNEX 6 MANUAL)

SENDING FORMS(G1, G2, K)FILLED IN

TIME: CERTIFICATION OF EXPENSES(ANNUAL/PARTIAL)

REGULARITY: SIX-MONTHLY

DATA DUMPED IN UMS(UAESF MONITORING SYSTEM)

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C.- For ALL MANAGEMENT CENTRES (ERDF, EAGGF, ESF) (section D.3):

The follow-up of the GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTENT OF THE ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION REPORT given in section D.3.- of the Manual: As is stated in article 37 of Council Regulation (EC) nº 1260/1999, in the first six months of each year the managing authority of each Form of Intervention must submit an Annual Report on the previous year’s implementation to the Commission. In the VCIOP 2000-2006, the deadline for sending said report to the Commission tends to be put ahead to the end of April since the Monitoring Committees, which are held over the first six months, necessarily require a report with the same content in respect of the previous yearly periods. Consequently the bodies coordinating each Fund request those bodies implementing the different measures co-financed at the start of each financial year, along with the financial information on the previous period, for another type of qualitative information, which includes an environmental assessment and which basically consists in: 1.- Quoting the environmental regulation to be respected in each co-funded action in which the manager is involved.

2.- Making an assessment of the contribution to environmental policy of each co-financed measure.

3.- Listing the environmental consequences stemming from implementation of such measures. In the preparation of the last two points, to improve the qualitative information of the future annual reports in the environmental repercussions of the execution of the VCIOP 2000-2006, it is highly advisable for the manager to respect the Guidelines given by the Commission, which are duly detailed for each one of the Priorities and Measures of the VCIOP 2000-2006 in section D.3.- of the Manual (pages 27 and ff.).

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C.- PRIOR CAUTIONARY NOTE FOR MANAGEMENT CENTRES

1.- This Manual is subject to regular updates which will where applicable be passed on to the Management Centre. Any procedural doubts, as well as any possible suggestions and information updates should be sent by the MCs, depending on the type of Fund they run, to the following persons:

- ERDF/EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRES: Juan Alcocer, Servicio de Política Regional y de la Competencia de

la UE- DG de Economía, c/ Palau, 14- 46003- Valencia. Tel: 963869569 (ext. 69569). E-mail: alcocer_jua@gva.es

- ESF MANAGEMENT CENTRES: Lupe Beltrán, Servicio del FSE- DG de Economía, c/ Navarro Reverter, 2-46004- Valencia. Tel: 961971083 (ext. 71083). E-mail: beltran_gua@gva.es

SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS for ERDF AND EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRES: 2.- As material required for meeting the obligations dealt with in this Manual, it constitutes an ESSENTIAL requisite

for the ERDF and EAGGF Management Centres to know the precise geographical location on proper cartographic support for each project or action within their competence.

To make this possible the manager is advised to include cartographic support showing the location of the action in the calls for aid or base documents for the projects/measures within their competence. The recommendable cartographic scale is 1:100.000 or 1:50.000. This information is of vital importance, and without this it would not be possible to reply to the question in the “Funds 2000” form: “Is the project located on an N2000N site?”, nor to make the “analysis of repercussions on the Natura 2000 Network”. In this respect, the manager should right from the start grasp the ABSOLUTE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TASKS OF REPLYING TO THE FUNDS 2000 QUESTION (Section D.1.-, 1st Task), which merely consists in locating the project geographically AND THAT OF PREPARING THE PROPOSAL FOR THE PROJECT NOT AFFECTING THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK (Section D.1.-, 2nd Task), the latter not being based on whether the project lies inside or outside the Natura 2000 network, but on another kind of criteria (consult page 12, 2nd paragraph and page 17 and ff.). For the first, it is necessary UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES to have the cartographic location of the project in the file, with no exceptions. For the second, assuming the existence of the previous one, the referral or not by the manager of said map support to the Environmental Authority along with its proposal for a Declaration of not affecting N2000N will be compulsory in the individual Declarations and only optional in the joint ones (consult pages 14 and 16). 3.- For any clarification on basic questions referring to the Natura 2000 Network and EIA Declarations, MCs should

consult the Environmental Authority of the GV, represented for this purpose by:

- Enquiries on Natura 2000 network:

Mr. Juan Ors Martínez (ext: 63957): Head of the Service for Sustainable Administration of the Environment Ms. Anna Pons Frigols (ext: 63742): Agent of the Service for Sustainable Administration of the Environment

- Enquiries on Environmental Impact Assessment:

Mr. Ángel Guzmán Sirvent (ext: 65088): Head of the Area for Environmental Assessment Ms. Teresa Ibáñez Simó (ext: 66350): Head of Service for Strategic Environmental Assessment

4.- We advise ERDF/EAGGF Management Centres to insert fields in their own project databases covering the

items connected with the tasks associated with this Manual. As regards EIA, the field should refer to whether the project requires this or not. As regards N2000N the following would be recommendable fields:

1- If the project is located or not in the N2000N and if affirmative, on which of its areas. 2- If the project already has the proposal for Declaration of Natura Network prepared by the Management

Centre, the data on this in terms of affecting the Network, whether this has been sent to the Environmental Authority (EA), if the latter has approved it or not and, in this case, if it is incorporated in the case file or not.

ANNEX 9 of the Manual gives a proposal for integrating N2000N and EIA fields in a database.

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D.- ENVIRONMENTAL TASKS OF EF MANAGEMENT CENTRES IN VCIOP 2000-2006 D.1.- TASKS OF THE ERDF AND EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRES D.1.1.- 1st TASK: THE ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLE IN THE “FUNDS 2000” DATABASE: FILLING IN THE “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT” AND “NATURA 2000 NETWORK” FIELDS IN

THE “GENERAL PROJECT DATA” FILE The “Funds 2000” database is, as regards the main form of Community intervention in the Valencian Community -the VCIOP 2000-2006-, the VEHICLE FOR CONVEYING from the GV to Community institutions the information required by these on projects co-financed by Structural Funds. In this I.T. support the Bodies Coordinating ERDF and EAGGF at the GV -DG Economy for ERDF and Secretariat General of the Valencian regional Department for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (VDAFF) for EAGGF- must compulsorily load a number of fields from the information that they have to be supplied by the bodies implementing these Funds, whose measures are included in said VCIOP 2000-2006. The list of MCs and their measures is given in ANNEX 8 of the Manual. After compiling said information, the coordinating bodies convey this telematically to the European Commission, with “Fund 2000” acting as ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR JUSTIFYING that the payments certified in accounting entries meet and comply with all the requisites demanded. Until now, this system has only been operative for action within the VCIOP 2000-2006. Nevertheless, it is designed in the medium term to compile measures covered by the other forms of intervention –Community Initiatives and Innovative Actions-Technical Assistance-. The files for the projects/action which have to be kept by the manager of projects given accounting certification in Funds 2000 must contain a statement on paper of the information sent on to the Commission, for purposes of any possible control visits or other kinds of measure which may later on require exhaustive documentation on each project. This information and the co-financed project case file must be available and easily located for at least 10 years. In the “General Project Data” file this database contains two questions of environmental content that must be replied to: 1-) The first of these, known as “Impact”, asks whether the project requires Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA). 2-) The second, with the denomination “Natura Network”, requires a reply to the question: “Is the project located

on a Natura 2000 Network site?”. For this purpose, the management centre responsible for the project will necessarily have to fill in the respective “Technical Form” available in ANNEX 1 (EDRF model/EAGGF model) and will send this to the Body coordinating the Fund along with the “certification of project encoding” financial information to be transferred on to the “Funds 2000” database. This whole information is required 3 times a year. In filling in the environmental content of this form, the manager will proceed as follows:

1-) DOES THE PROJECT REQUIRE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT?:

To reply to this question, the management centre must consult the Annexes on legislation on EIA in force. These give different lists with the cases in which certain projects require compulsory processing as a EIA. The applicable legislation is as follows:

Legislative Royal Decree 1302/1986, on EIA, modified by Act 6/2001: Annexes I (EIA in all cases) and II (Projects that will only be subject to EIA when this is decided by the environmental body in each case).

Act 2/1989, dated 3rd March of the GV, on Environmental Impact: Single Annex

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Decree 162/1990, dated 15th October, of the GV Government Council by means of which the Regulation for execution of the previous one is approved: Annexes I (EI Declaration) and II (EI Estimation).

Although, insofar as this last Decree develops and details the projects of Act 2/1989, it will be enough for operative purposes to consult the Annexes of Act 6/2001 and Decree 162/1990, given in this Manual ANNEX 11. Due to its compulsory nature, the reply to “Funds 2000” will thus help the Management centre to know which of the projects within its competence require the processing of an EIA and where affirmative, the compulsory referral to the competent authority (at the GV, the Area for Environmental Assessment, DG for Management of the Natural Environment – GV Department for Housing and Land Planning).

2-) IS THE PROJECT LOCATED ON A NATURA 2000 NETWORK SITE?:

From the GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE PROJECT, a datum which MUST NECESSARILY BE STATED IN THE FILE , the manager will simply determine if the measure is covered or not by an N2000N site. To do this the management centre will take the following steps: 1st.- Consult ANNEX 7 of this Manual, which gives a list of all the municipalities of the Valencian Community

and the relationship of the municipality with the Natura 2000 Network, that is: if the whole municipal area is wholly Excluded (E) from an N2000N area, if it is Totally included in this (T) or if it is only Partially included (P). If the manager finds the codes “T” or “E” beside the name of the municipality in which the measure is located the reply to the question raised will already have been obtained.

2nd.- Only in the event of the municipal area being partially (P) in the Natura 2000 Network, thus requiring greater

specification as to the exact location of the project in the municipal boundary, the manager will proceed to compare the location of the project in question in the file with the cartography of Sites of Community Importance (SCIs) of the Valencian Community, since the other type of Natura Network areas –the Special Protection Zones for Birds (SPA)- has at present its whole surface included inside the perimeter of the SCIs in the VC.

The manager has the following material available for this purpose:

- The general map of the SCIs supplied with the printed version of this Manual and which can be consulted on the web page of the regional Department for Housing and Planning: www.cma.gva.es áreas de interés mapas cartografía básica Lics Cartografía básica y Fichas Técnicas de los Lics: http://www.cma.gva.es/areas/SIG/sigshp/cartografia_basica/lics/lics.PDF

- The above is available in detail as a full paper version set at 1:100.000 scale, at the Secretariat General or

Directorate to which the relevant manager is attached.

- The manager also has a CD Rom containing the SCI forms in Word format which was provided at the talk on “Integration of the Environmental Factor in Projects Co-financed by the EU” which the MCs were called to on 31st May 2002 at what was then the GV regional Department for the Environment..

After filling in the Annex 1 form (ERDF or EAGGF), the manager will send this to the coordinating body of the Fund along with the financial information that the latter requires of it for the periodical certifications about 3 times a year ( first, second and fourth four-month period) to be able to include this in the I.T. files of "Funds 2000". The documents must be covered by the signature of the person in charge of the respective management centre. For the ERDF MCs, in the event of the reply to both questions being negative in all the projects not previously submitted for certification, “none” should be stated in the box for “Name of project” of the ERDF Technical form of Annex 1. The following chart flow sums up the circuit of times and relationships existing in this task between the ERDF/EAGGF management centre and the relevant coordinating body:

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BODY COORDINATING THE FUND IN THEVCIOP 2000-2006

DG ECONOMY (FEDER)/GENERAL SECRETARIAT VDFF (EAGGF)

ERDF/ EAGGFIMPLEMENTING BODY

VCIOP 2000-2006

REQUEST FOR REPLY TO "FUNDS2000" DATABASE QUESTIONS:"ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT" &

"NATURA 2000 NETWORK" SENDING TECHNICAL CARDERDF/EAGGF

(MANUAL ANNEX 1)FILLED IN BEFORE DEADLINE

TIME:CERTIFICATION OF EXPENSES

(ANNUAL/PARTIAL)APPROXIMATE REGULARITY:

1-3 TIMES/YEAR

DATA DUMPED IN I.T. FILE"FUNDS 2000".

CARD FILED AT THECO-ORDINATING BODY

1

2

3

ERDF/ EAGGFIMPLEMENTING BODY

VCIOP 2000-2006

ERDF/ EAGGFIMPLEMENTING BODY

VCIOP 2000-2006

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D.1.2.- 2nd TASK: NATURA 2000 NETWORK

GUIDE FOR DRAWING UP THE PROPOSAL FOR DECLARATION BY THE AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK

D.1.2.1.- WHAT IS THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK? CONCEPT, REGULATION: DIRECTIVE 92/43/EEC, ON HABITATS, AND DIRECTIVE 79/409/EEC, ON CONSERVATION OF WILD BIRDS The Natura 2000 Network was created and defined by article 3 of Directive 92/43/CEE –its complete text can be consulted in ANNEX 10 of the Manual- as "coherent European ecological network of Special Areas of Conservation " (SACs), made up of: 1- Sites of Community Importance (SCIs): These are areas which contain types of natural habitats stated in Annex I

and habitats of species listed in Annex II of the Directive. 2- Special Protection Areas for Birds (SPAs), designated by the member states in accordance with the provisions of

Directive 79/409/EEC. The objective of this Network is to "enable the natural habitat types and the species' habitats concerned to be maintained or, where appropriate, restored at a favourable conservation status in their natural range”.

Insofar as SCIs are concerned, the Directive on Habitats lays down that it should be each Member State which proposes a list of sites in which there are habitats and species complying with the characteristics of Annexes I and II of the Directive. The reference for the Valencian Community is the list approved by an Agreement of the Consell (Valencian Government Council) on 10th July 2001, which, modifying the previous one of 24th December 1997, extends the list of SCI zones from the 39 original ones to the 94 currently listed, covering a total surface area of 685,862 Ha. (around 26% of the total surface area of the Valencian territory).

As regards SPAs, the present Proposal of the Government Council in the sphere of the VC was approved by an Agreement dated 9th May 2000, which extended the earlier proposal to a further 9 spaces and leaves the total surface area at 235,676 Ha, representing 11.6% of the territory of the Valencian Community.

The Community system was transposed to Spanish internal Law by means of RD 1997/1995, dated 7th December, "by means of which measures are established to contribute to guaranteeing biodiversity by means of conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora", modified by RD 1193/1998.

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D.1.2.2.- IMPLICATIONS FOR AN ERDF OR EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRE: WHAT FILES REQUIRE THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION?

The Network of Environmental Authorities has specified documentary requirements stemming from the previous regulation and, for proper standardisation and unification of criteria, has carried out detailed methodological proposals for the preparation of reports/certificates for coverage by the Natura 2000 Network. Hence, it stems from what was agreed at the 16th Plenary Meeting of the NEA on 14-12-2001 that any application for a project co-financed or possibly co-financed by ERDF/EAGGF must include in its documents “information available" as regards N2000N for the purposes of possible control visits or measure which may later require exhaustive documents on each project. This is made material in a Declaration in which the competent Environmental Authority declares the existence or not of repercussions on N2000N sites, regardless of the specific geographical location of the measure envisaged in the project. That is, this is a criterion connected with the material content of the measure, regardless of its location. For operative purposes, the processing by the Management Centres of the GV Administration of a project co-financed by ERDF or EAGGF entails the obligation to prepare a proposal of “Declaration of not affecting the Natura 2000 Network” for each project or group of projects –depending on the cases-, to be settled by the Environmental Authority of the GV. Given that this must be available in all co-financed projects, to give the procedure the required speed, the drafting of the relevant proposal for Natura 2000 Declaration pertains to the Management Centre responsible for the project. This proposal will be sent to the EA for its verification and signing. The N2000N Declaration (model in ANNEX 3) states one of the following alternatives, which correspond to two levels of analysis: A) “It was not considered necessary to make the analysis of possible adverse effects envisaged in article 6.3 of

Directive 92/43/EEC, since the project is not likely to have implications for areas included in the Natura 2000 Network for the following reasons ……….."

This first alternative arises when the Analysis of possible effects for the Natura 2000 Network is limited in its scope to the “Preliminary or abbreviated Natura 2000 Network Analysis”: Questions 1 and 2 (see point D.1.2.6, page 18) because:

- The plan or project has a direct relationship with the management of the site, - The plan or project is necessary for management of the site, - The plan or project, even whilst not having a direct relationship with the management of the site nor

being necessary for this, cannot have appreciable effects on the aforementioned sites.

B) "After making the analysis of possible effects required by article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC, it has been concluded that the project will not have any appreciable negative effects on areas included in the N2000N"

This second option is the result of an Analysis of repercussions additional to the previous one (see point D.1.2.6, page 19, Full N2000N analysis: Question 3), that is, on the making of an NN Analysis of article 6.3 of the Directive on Habitats. These are cases in which the Manager considers that the plan or project, while not having a direct relationship on the management of the site nor being necessary for it, may appreciably affect said areas.

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D.1.2.3.- WHEN SHOULD THE PROPOSAL FOR NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION BE MADE BY THE

MANAGEMENT CENTRE? It is inferred from the principle of prevention at source governing this matter that the proper procedural point for drawing up the proposal for Natura 2000 Network Declaration is in the stage for assessment of the project or application and before this starts to be implemented. The Management Centre will send the proposal for the Declaration, accompanied by its enclosed documents, to the DG for Spatial Planning, (c/ Francisco Cubells, 7 – 4ª planta, 46011 Valencia) for its examination and signing. After signing the resolution on the Declaration, said Directorate General will send this on to the Management Centre to have this definitively included in the respective case file.

The following chart flow sums up the customary circuit for times and relationships between the management centre and the Environmental Authority in this task:

VALENCIAN COMMUNITYENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY

(DG SPATIAL PLANNING)

ERDF/ EAGGFVCIOP 2000-2006

IMPLEMENTING BODY

DRAWING UP PROPOSALFOR DECLARATION OFNOT AFFECTING THE

NATURA 2000 NETWORKACCORDING TO

METHOD INMANUAL D.1.2.6

TIME: WHEN PROCESSINGTHE CASE FILE, PRIOR

TO STARTING ITSRESOLUTION AND

EXECUTION

EXAMINATION & SIGNING OFDECLARATION OF NO EFFECT

SENDING PROPOSAL FOR ITSEXAMINATION &SIGNING

(TECHNICAL FOR ANNEX 2+ MODEL IN ANNEX 3)

1 2

3

RECEPTION &INCLUDING IN

CASE FILE

4

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D.1.2.4.- SHOULD THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION BE INDIVIDUALLY MADE PER PROJECT?: FORMS OF DECLARATION ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF PROJECTS INCLUDED

The Natura 2000 Network Declaration must be individually made for each plan or project. Nevertheless, in certain cases, the processing can be done jointly in a single Declaration, when this is a group of projects which lack any effect on the territory, that is, ones whose characteristics mean that they cannot have any repercussions on the natural environment. In this sort of measure it proves clear that there is not going to be the slightest effect on the environment, meaning that their nature and the aim of minimizing processing mean that a joint Declaration can be made. In this the Manager includes, with common justified grounds, multiple files considered as a whole, grouping these together by aid programme, by call, by locality ……

This is, for example, the case involved in granting scholarships or grants for professional practice, organising and giving courses, contracting technical assistance, aid for projects for equipment of premises when their characteristics make them inoffensive for the environment, acquisition of environmentally non-harmful machinery, of computer equipment, expenses for incorporation of certain businesses harmless for the environment, promotion and advertising expenses, patents and trade marks ….. In these projects, either due to their merely intellectual nature, or through involving the equipment of already existing facilities or on other grounds, it is clear that there is not to be the slightest external effect on nature, for which reason the proposal EXEMPTS THE MANAGER FROM PROVIDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY WITH CARTOGRAPHY in which to locate the project, BUT NOT THAT OF HAVING THIS IN THE CASE FILE.

There is not a closed list in this type of action, meaning that this is an option to take according to the criterion of the Management centre and where applicable, of the EA. For example, if the aid is for payment of expenses involved in constituting a company or purchasing land for this, consistency requires that the project for new facilities should be verified as a whole, which is why the proposal for Declaration must be individualised.

Joint or “block” certification does not release the Management centre from the need to include, for the purposes of possible checks by the Commission, an authenticated individual copy of the joint Declaration in each of the files included in this, marking on the list the reference of the singular file to which this is incorporated (per beneficiary, per action, per project, per course …).

Nevertheless, one ought to mention the existence of a sub-species of cases, in which a Management centre settles

the assignment of funds – aid – to be made to certain beneficiary bodies (non-profit-making bodies, institutional concerns, publicly owned companies, foundations, Local Bodies or other administrative bodies...) which in turn intend these for rendering services to third party agents. In this case it is the Management Centre’s task to assess in the proposal for Natura 2000 Declaration, the repercussions which the programme, measure or overall action will have on the Network - the assignation of funds to the beneficiary applicant - and not the specific service granted to the user, it being sufficient to vouch for respect for the environmental variable in said programme, measure or action. As an example we could refer to the case of the European Business and Innovation Centres (BICs), non-profit-making associations benefiting from the aid granted by the Valencian Institute for Small and Medium-sized Industries (IMPIVA) which earmark some of these funds for rendering services to third party companies, concerns or projects. The Valencian Community Technology Institutes also come into this category. ANNEX 8 of this Manual gives a table of the VCIOP 2000-2006 action detailed for each executive body in which the Management centre will find guidance on the form of Natura 2000 Network Declaration applicable in theory to its action according to its specific type. The Management Centre nevertheless has a degree of independence required to readapt this to the particular specific traits of its own case, after consulting the Environmental Authority.

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D.1.2.5.- WHAT DOCUMENTS DOES THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION PROPOSAL CONSIST OF THAT HAVE TO BE SENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY?

The file that we could call the “Natura network dossier” which, for any project co-financed by European Funds, should be sent to the Environmental Authority, consists of 3 necessary documents: 1-TECHNICAL CARD with data that compulsorily has to be filled in by the relevant Management centre including a

brief description of the project (model in ANNEX 2). 2- The NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION (Taking up one sheet. Model in ANNEX 3). 3- The GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION of the measure (See page 16).

1- TECHNICAL CARD FOR SENDING THE PROPOSAL FOR NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION AND ITS

ADJOINED DOCUMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY OF THE GV WITH DATA IDENTIFYING THE PROJECT (Model in Manual ANNEX 2):

The document which for purposes of identifying the management centre and measure/s or project/s whose proposal for N2000N Declaration and adjoined documents are sent to the EA consists of a Technical Card to be filled in by the manager (Model in ANNEX 2) which contains data such as: management centre, type of Fund, Priority and Measure of the Programme in which the action is involved, person responsible for making the Declaration proposal, nº of case files included in this, title of the project/action, date on which this is sent to the EA for signing ….. Within the information required on the Technical Card, special importance is given to the “BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT” section, which includes, as a summary, a number of data. The degree of detail varies (Annex 2 includes some practical examples): A) In cases in which the Declaration states the lack of need to make a full analysis of effects, the Brief

Description is restricted to the data defining the project (promoter, object and basic technical characteristics, geographical location of this and that of – where applicable – the work units).

B) On the other hand, when there has to be an analysis of effects required by article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC

through the manager considering that the plan or project, while not having a direct relationship with the management of the area nor being necessary for this, may appreciably affect the aforementioned areas, the “brief description” will include, apart from what is required in the previous section, the list of the different phases of the project, of the work to be done, the urban classification of the ground on which this is located, the measure which will be involved by its execution, the description of the items of the environment which might be affected, any significant effects on this and any other further environmental aspects which the management centre considers could have a relationship on the project.

In joint Declarations, this “Brief Description of the project” will be made on the programme, call or measure considered as a whole. It is relevant to point out that the Card includes a form in which, as a questionnaire-summary, the management centre will fill in the boxes reflecting the steps it has taken in drawing up the proposal for Natura 2000 Network Declaration. 2- DECLARATION OF THE AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK: (Model in ANNEX 3) The Natura 2000 Network Declaration for the project/action, taking up one side of paper and a model of which is included as ANNEX 3 of this Manual, will contain one of the two alternatives stated above. In the case of this being a joint Declaration, if the number of projects prevents these from all being included in the Declaration itself, an adjoined list can be enclosed to give these, stating on the copy, after signing the Declaration, the one corresponding to the file of which this forms part.

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3- GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE ACTION:

The step to be taken prior to starting the Natura network analysis is geographically locating the action on the SCI cartography which the Management centre will have available since although the effects for Natura 2000 network are analysed as was seen above in material and not geographical terms, the proximity or distance to or from Natura 2000 Networks sites proves to be an essential variable in the analysis of these effects. For these purposes, and given that at the present time, as already pointed out, any SPA in the Valencian Community has its whole surface area included in the perimeter of an SCI, it will be sufficient for these purposes for the Management centre to compare the location of the action with the set of SCI cartography available to it, which will be supplied to it as material accompanying this Manual when this is given out. After being geographically located, the documentary statement will be different depending on whether these are:

a) Individualised declarations per project/action: This requires enclosing a photocopy (DIN A4/ DIN A3) of its geographical location, which will be taken either of:

1-) The cartographic location of the action that must be included in the file. 2-) Alternatively, and with a view to ensuring more appropriate and easier verification of the content of

the Declaration by the Environmental Authority before this is signed, the Manager can opt for replacing the above with a photocopy taken directly from the SCI cartography in which the action is located from the data given in the file, attempting to use as a reference the closest Natura 2000 site/s, whenever this is possible.

b) Joint declarations which include multiple action/projects: the aforementioned photocopy can be replaced by the list of municipalities where these are located, either in the Declaration itself or, if the large number prevents this, in an adjoined document. In any event a copy of the Declaration and/or of said adjoined list will have to be kept in each of the reference files after signing, stating on this the case file.

One or the other of these must compulsorily be provided as document adjoined to the proposal of Declaration when this is passed on to the Environmental Authority for its examination and signing.

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D.1.2.6.- METHODOLOGICAL GUIDE TO BE IMPLEMENTED USED BY ERDF AND EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRES WHEN DRAWING UP THE PROPOSAL FOR NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION

The procedure for the management centre consists in taking three steps:

1- Locating the action geographically on a map, with a photocopy in the case of Declarations individually made for each separate project (see page 16).

2- Writing the “brief description of the project” (see page 15) in the Technical Card stated in ANNEX 2.

3- Following through this questionnaire with questions to be filled in on the Technical Card of ANNEX 2 , whose results will lead to stating one of the two options given in the proposal for Natura 2000 Network Declaration stated in ANNEX 3:

A) PRIOR ASSESSMENT ( or “Abbreviated or preliminary Natura Network Analysis”) prior to the possible execution of the Analysis of effects as

envisaged in Directive 92/43/CEE (or Full Natura 2000 Network Analysis):

1- Is the plan or project directly connected with the management of space for conservation of Nature or is it necessary for said management?:

Yes You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

No Go on to 2nd question

2- May the plan or project appreciably affect the site?: (Such effects are measured in material and not merely geographical terms)

No You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

Yes You must proceed to make the Analysis of effects required by art. 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC (Full N2000N Analysis 3rd question):

B) FULL ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS ON THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK as regards the repercussions for the conservation aims of the site:

3- Will the Plan or Project negatively affect the integrity of the site?:

No You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

Yes The executing body is not competent to carry out the Declaration proposal. The project must be sent on to the Environmental Authority.

Going by the pattern seen in this questionnaire, two cases can be differentiated as a starting point:

A) Cases in which, after replying positively to question 1 or negatively to questions 1 and 2 of the questionnaire (see page 18: Prior assessment or preliminary or abbreviated NN Analysis, to distinguish this from the “Full Natura 2000 Network Analysis” which it will possibly precede and which corresponds to the one mentioned in article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/CEE), the procedure is to fill in the first box of the Declaration (“the project is not likely to have repercussions for areas included in the Natura 2000 Network for the following reasons....”):

B) Cases in which, after giving a negative and positive reply to Questions 1 and 2 of the questionnaire

respectively, the box to be ticked is “After making the analysis of possible effects required by article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC, it has been concluded that the project will not have any appreciable negative effects on areas included in the Nature 2000 Network” (See page 19: Question 3, “Full Natura 2000 Network Analysis”).

It is important to take into account that in the proposal for Declaration each and all of the arguments involved to justify the Declaration of the project’s not affecting the Natura Network sites should be stated (ANNEX 3 offers some practical examples). In this respect it should be clearly understood that DRAWING UP THE PROPOSAL FOR THE PROJECT NOT AFFECTING N2000N IS NOT BASED ON THE PROJECT BEING INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE NATURA N2000N NETWORK, but instead on other kinds of criteria (see page 18 and ff.). Hence the management centre, after locating the action in space, should respond to the questionnaire – summary which is given in the Technical Card of ANNEX 2 going by the following method:

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A-) PRIOR ASSESSMENT or “Preliminary or abbreviated Natura Network Analysis”: Questions 1 and 2: 1st question: Is the plan or project directly connected with managing the space for conservation of Nature or is it

necessary for such management?: This would be the case, for example, of forestry action intended to conserve habitats (design and execution of fire breaks, forestry repopulation, scrub burning, pasture land in fire break areas.....), maintaining terraces and walls, traditional agricultural activities. The procedure varies depending on the answer given: Yes If the reply is affirmative, the manager can proceed to fill in the proposal for Declaration of not affecting the

Natura Network (model in ANNEX 3) by ticking the box “The project is not likely to have repercussions on areas included in the Natura 2000 Network for the following reasons....” giving as justification:

“Being an measure/activity connected with conservation of the environment” No If the reply to the question is negative, the Manager will proceed to the second stage, answering the

2nd Question: May the plan or project appreciably affect the site? (Remember that the effect is measured in material, not merely geographical terms):

Understanding “Site” to mean: 1) An SCI or SPA within whose perimeter the plan or project is located. 2) The closest SCI/s or SPA/s.

In cases in which the activity is not connected with conservation of the environment, it pertains to the Manager and later on to the EA to examine if the project would produce negative effects on this or not.

Making the “abbreviated” or “preliminary” analysis starts by checking if the measure envisaged meets the REQUISITES of all the SECTORIAL LEGISLATION which is applicable to it through the sector involved (Urban Development regulations, Rules on Qualified Activities, Waste......). Also the fact of being located in urban areas can be a determining factor if the project has no effect outside these.

In any event, as has already been stated, and with the qualifications to be seen below, the fact of the PROJECT BEING LOCATED INSIDE OR OUTSIDE A NATURA 2000 NETWORK SITE DOES NOT PROVE DECISIVE when justifying the possible lack of effects caused by this, since an external location does not always imply the automatic qualification of not affecting and, vice versa, the fact of being located inside the Natura Network does not imply in itself that the project has to affect the site. It is the manager’s task to examine the content of the action and decide whether, while not being in inside the Natura 2000 Network, this is sufficiently close to it to produce potential negative effects on it, or if, on the other hand, whilst being inside one, it lacks these.

In any event, the situation could arise that the project has to be subjected to an EIA through being an activity included in the Annexes of this regulation. In this case, the Declaration/Estimation of Environmental Impact itself is the document to assess how much the environment and consequently, the Natura Network site is affected, which simplifies the Management Centre’s work, which in the proposal for Natura 2000 Network Declaration will be restricted to marking the box for “After making the Analysis of effects....” and as justification of no negative effects it will allege:

The project has obtained a favourable Declaration/Estimation of Environmental Impact from the DG for Management of the Natural Environment of the GV on ..…., a copy of which is enclosed”

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To be able to enclose this copy of the Declaration or Estimation of Environmental Impact, equivalent to the “Full Natura Network Analysis”, it will be necessary to request this from the promoter of the project or, as a subsidiary, from the issuing DG in the event of this not already being included in the file covered by the Red Natura Declaration.

For any Management Centres whose action can be certified jointly in a single Declaration, the Manager will

proceed to mark the Declaration box “The project is not likely to have effects on sites included in the Natura 2000 Network for the following reasons:…...” which could include such justifications as:

“Involving an activity/measure to do with ……. (teaching, intellectual, equipment for fitting out pre-existing

premises harmless for the environment ……..) to be carried out – where applicable – in the urban centre of the town or village and lying outside Natura 2000 Network sites”.

Or: “Involving an activity of (idem) nature not incompatible with conservation of the environment” (in the event

of the measure being intended to take place inside NN sites)

As a result of this whole “preliminary” or “abbreviated” Red Natura 2000 analysis a reply to the second of the questions asked will already have been obtained, that is:

May the plan or project appreciably affect the site?

And depending on what the reply to this is you should proceed to tick: No You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant

the authorisation Yes You should proceed to make the Analysis of effects required by article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC (Full NN Analysis), in view of whose results a reply should be given to the 3rd Question:

B) FULL NATURA 2000 NETWORK ANALYSIS (From article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC): Question 3 After completing the prior assessment, if the reply to question 2 was affirmative, the right procedure is to perform a

Full Analysis of effects on the Natura 2000 network as regards the repercussions on the conservation objectives for the site (involving, where applicable the processing of public information), after which you should reply to the

3rd Question: Will the Plan or Project negatively affect the integrity of the site?:

CONTENT OF THE FULL ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS:

This Analysis, which according to RD 1997/1995 "is made in accordance with the regulations applicable, according to what is established in basic state legislation and in the further regulations for protection issued by Autonomous Communities", is actually the so-called "Environmental Impact Assessment" –although here without the same thoroughness-, according to the patterns that have been issued by the Environmental Authority itself. The Management centre will perform said Analysis from the STUDY OF EFFECTS submitted to it by the PROMOTER OF THE PROJECT which will have to be requested for this purpose. In this Study the project organiser responsible for determining the project’s impact on significant species and habitats should consider the information contained in the information files of each area of the Natura 2000 Network (SCIs/SPAs), for which purpose they should have available information about ecological requirements of species in said habitat. These Files are available at the web page of the GV Regional Department for Housing and Planning: www.cma.gva.es áreas de interés espacios protegidos Red Natura 2000 Lics/Zepas: http://www.cma.gva.es/areas/espacios/red_natura/arbredna/HTMFolder_1.htm

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The Study of effects will have to contain the following items:

1- Description of the project: promoter, basic technical characteristics, phases, jobs to be done in the different construction phases, running and abandonment of the project (its scope, zones which will be affected, expected duration) and where applicable the work units, classification of the land on which this is located, activities which will be involved by its execution …

2- Aim and purpose of this. 3- Geographical location. 4- Description of the physical milieu. 5- Effect on the social and economic milieu in the zone.

6- Direct and indirect effects of the project on the physical milieu (on the significant natural values of the Site, which are the ones that gave rise to the declaration of the zone as Natura 2000 Network), both in its execution and its operation.

7- Possible spatial transmissions of the project located outside the N2000N to the closest site/s. 8- Corrective measures: These could either be proposed by the promoter or directly required by the competent

authority and could refer amongst others to the dates or execution schedule, the type of tools and activities, the access zones strictly prohibited in an area …….

9- Environmental monitoring programme. Specifically, the central element of the analysis is that of the direct and indirect effects of the project on the physical milieu (projects located inside the Natura 2000 Network) or of the spatial transmission of effects (projects located outside the Natura 2000 Network but likely to cause alterations to this). To value these repercussions, in accordance with article 6 of Directive 92/43/EEC, one must explicitly consider both the effects on the different types of habitats and species of the Annexes of this Directive as well as the accumulative effects and the synergies of the impacts, analysing both the ones that could arise directly and indirectly on an SCI or a SPA. “Significant natural values” are considered to be the ones that gave rise to declaration of the zone. For taxons1, these alone should not only be considered, but also the species which are closely associated with them and the habitats which support them for rearing, feeding, breeding … The study of effects ought to include an analysis of fragmentation, of the seriousness of the effects –considered separately for the species and for the habitats -, and of the state of conservation.

In the analysis of fragmentation, the proposal involves studying this at least for projects which include the building of linear infrastructures. Suggested indices in studying these are: the reduction of the number of polygons in the habitat inside the SCI or SPA, the increase of the average surface area of the habitat’s polygons, the relation between perimeter and surface area of the same, and the zone in which the effect takes place, distinguishing between perimeter zones and interior zones -.

The seriousness of the effect is measured with different indicators: some for habitats and others for species:

For the habitats of Annex I, the seriousness is to be measured with indices such as: Percentages of occupied surface area that has been destroyed by the project and the surface area affected in relation to that of the habitat inside the SCI, percentage of surface area affected in relation to the surface area of the habitat in the Autonomous Community affected, to the total surface area of the Autonomous Community, to the surface area of the habitat in the biogeographical region and the size of this region.

The seriousness of effects on the species in Annex II of the Directive is measurable by means of the following numerical indices: “Size of the population” -expressed as a number of specimens of each of the species -”priority or non-priority”– according to Annex II of the Directive- and the “percentages of populations affected in relation to the sizes of the population”, of the Autonomous Community involved and the population in biogeographical region, respectively. 1 Taxon: Group of any scientific classification

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Other indices: Time scale over which the effect is to occur (short, medium or long term), persistence (temporary or permanent), reversibility (reversible/irreversible), possibility of recovery (recoverable/irrecoverable), regularity (regular or of irregular appearance), continuity (continuous/discontinuous), permeability (degree of permeability of an infrastructure or project to the passage of the fauna and the dispersion of the species of flora) In view of the Study on effects submitted by the promoter, THE MANAGEMENT CENTRE WILL ISSUE A REPORT ON THE EFFECTS, establishing three possible categories for the repercussions: a) No negative repercussions: The corresponding proposal for Declaration of no effects will be issued. b) Reasonable doubts about the repercussions: The Environmental Authority will be requested to give a specific

extended study of effects, acting according to the results of the same. c) Negative repercussions: The procedure established in article 6 of Directive 92/43/EEC will be observed, a task

which where applicable is to be done by the Environmental Authority.

In any event, one must take into account that in some of the cases in which, due to the scale of the repercussions on the environment, there has to be a full analysis of effects, the project will coincide with one of the sorts classified in the Annexes of the regulation on EIA, meaning that the EIA is once more equivalent to the full NN Analysis and the actual Declaration or Estimation of Environmental Impact issued by the Environmental Authority will be the document to appraise how much the environment and thus the Natura 2000 Network Site is affected. This simplifies the management centre’s work, which in respect of the Declaration will be restricted, as already stated to ticking the box “After making the Analysis of effects” of ANNEX 3 and as a justification of non-negative effects decision it will allege :

“The project has obtained a favourable Declaration/Estimation of Environmental Impact from the DG for

Management of the Natural Environment of the GV on ..…., a copy of which is enclosed”

What has already been stated for an identical case of the prior Assessment (pages 18 and 19) now applies in respect of the need for this to request the promoter of the project or, secondarily, the body which issued this –the DG for Management of the Natural Environment-, to supply a copy of the favourable Declaration/Estimation of Environmental Impact, in the event of this not already being included in the case file.

After making the “Full analysis of effects”, the reply to the third question asked will already have been obtained:

Will the Plan or Project negatively affect the integrity of the site?:

And depending on what the reply to this is, the next step will be:

No You may proceed to make the proposal for the Declaration of not affecting the Natura Network and grant the authorisation.

Yes The executive body is not competent to make the Declaration proposal. This must be sent to the Environmental

Authority.

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D.1.3.- 3rd TASK: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: JUSTIFYING NOT NEED OF EIA FOR PROJECTS IN CASE IT IS NOT REQUIRED

The EIA may be defined as “the administrative procedure intended to value the effect on the environment of certain public or private projects, consider their feasibility for environmental purposes and establish the determining factors required to guarantee this”. The cross-sectionality of the environmental variable which has imbued all Community policies since the Amsterdam Treaty and which has been implemented for the 2000-2006 period in all EF programmes by Council Regulation (CE) nº 1260/1999, dated 21st June, reaches its utmost expression in the sphere of the Environmental Impact Assessment, the main instrument in the appraisal and correction of the environmental repercussions of projects. In consistent application of this, the EF Management centre in the sphere of the GV must, after consulting ANNEX 11 of this Manual, which gives the lists of the projects submitted to EIA in accordance with legislation in force, proceed in a different way depending on whether these are: A) PROJECTS WHICH ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE LEGISLATION REQUIRE AN EIA TO BE MADE:

If the Management centre finds the project included in any of the categories of the Annexes referred to, it will check if this has already been given its compulsory EIA. If not, it will have to send the technical documents for the project (along with the necessary Study of Environmental Impact supplied by the promoter) to the competent administrative authority (Area for Environmental Assessment of the DG for Management of the Natural Environment - GV regional Department for Housing & Land Planning), for processing of the relevant EIA by this Area. This Study of Environmental Impact will have the content established for each case in articles 7 and 30 of Decree 162/1990 of the GV Government Council.

In this case, the same Declaration/Estimation of Environmental Impact stemming from the EIA processed will be the document, incorporated in the file, which vouches for the environmental variable having been taken into account in the valuation and implementation of this. Obviously, to accredit this it will be necessary to request a copy of the favourable Declaration/Estimation of Environmental Impact, in the event of this not already being included in the file, from the promoter of the project or as subsidiary, the DG for Management of the Natural Environment .

B) PROJECTS WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE AN EIA ACCORDING TO CURRENT LEGISLATION:

We should here distinguish between two forms of certification corresponding to two cases: 1.-) Cases in which the project is not included in any of the Annexes of applicable legislation. 2.-) Cases in which the project is included in the parameters of some of the Groups of projects envisaged

in Annex II of Act 6/2001, dated 8th May.

1.-) When the Manager has not found the project to be covered by any of the lists in ANNEX 11 of the Manual, it

will fill in the model for justificatory Document included in ANNEX 4. The documentary accreditation of the environmental variable having been taken into consideration thus consists of a declaration of the HEAD OF THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL to which each manager is responsible –IN THIS CASE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY IS NOT INVOLVED- in which it is justified that, contrasting applicable legislation, “the processing of the procedure for EIA for said project is not applicable through not falling under any of the cases given in Annexes of Legislative RD 1302/1986, of EIA, modified by Act 6/2001, by means of which Directive 85/337/EEC, in turn modified by Directive 97/11/EC is transposed, nor those of the applicable autonomous Community legislation (Act 2/1989 of the GV, on Environmental Assessment and Decree 162/1990, of the GV Government Council)”.

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After being signed by the relevant director general, this justificatory Document SHOULD NOT BE SENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY, but immediately be added to the case file as part of its documents. Joint processing is possible in this case, being able to include all the projects that, in the same call, programme or measure, do not require an EIA in a single document. As in the case of the joint Natura 2000 Network declarations, in each of the files contained in this there should be, after being signed, an authenticated individual copy, marking the reference of the particular file to which this is incorporated. If the large number of projects or municipalities in which these are located makes it impossible to list all the projects in the same Document –one page in length – this can be accompanied by an enclosed list which includes these, stating on the relevant copy the individual file to which this is incorporated.

2.-) Cases in which the project is included within the parameters of some of the Groups of projects envisaged in

Annex II of Act 6/2001, dated 8th May: Annex II of Act 6/2001 covers a type of projects which, only when coming under the specific qualitative or quantitative parameters determined in this, have to subject to a report from the Environmental Authority (Area for Environmental Assessment) for this to decide if the processing of an EIA is applicable to the project or not. The decision, which has to be grounded and public, will adapt to the criteria established in annex III of Act 6/2001. For this reason, although the material of the project may coincide with one of the types given in Annex II, it cannot be taken to be covered by this if it does not fall within said qualitative or quantitative parameters, in which case the form of justification will be as seen in section A (page 22). If the Management Centre sees that the project is within said parameters, it will have to send this, along with all its complementary documents (characteristics and location of the project and characteristics of its potential environmental impact) to the Environmental Authority (Area for Environmental Assessment) for it to determine if it requires an EIA in the necessary report. After issuing this, and depending on its verdict:

If the environmental body decides that an EIA does not have to be made for the particular project –giving the reasons for this in the report– the documentary statement –in this case always individual– will consist in filling in the Declaration of the Environmental Authority, a model of which is given in ANNEX 5 by the DG FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT issuing the report itself and then sending this to the management centre. The Declaration will determine that “as the project is included in the cases of Annex II of Act 6/2001, dated 8th May, for modification of Legislative RD 1302/1986, dated 28th June, after making the particular study based on the criteria established in Annex III of the former and the reports of the technical services of this Directorate General, (for Management of the Natural Environment) it has been decided that the EIA does not need to be made due to the following circumstances:……….”

The statement of these circumstances in the Declaration –which will be based on the report- pertains to the DG for Management of the Natural Environment which issued this.

If the decision of the Environmental Authority consists in subjecting the project to EIA, it is obvious that the Declaration on non-requirement of the EIA is not applicable, instead being the same case as in Section A (page 22). This will be processed according to the established procedure and the Declaration/Estimation of Environmental Impact issued by the Area drawing up the report will be the document, adjoined to the case file, vouching for the environmental variable having been taken into account when valuing and implementing this.

The following chart flow sums up the circuit of times and relationships in this task between the management centre and the Environmental Authority:

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DG ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT PRIOR

ANNOUNCEMENTON NEED FOR EIA

OR NOT

ERDF/ EAGGFVCIOP 2000-2006

IMPLEMENTING BODY

VERIFYING IF THE PROJECTIS INCLUDED IN ANNEXES OF

EIA LEGISLATION IN FORCE(ANNEX 11 MANUAL)

TIME: WHEN PROCESSINGTHE FILE, PRIOR TO ITS

RESOLUTION ANDEXECUTION

SIGNING BYDG ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT OFDECLARATION OF NOT

REQUIRING EIA(CARD ANNEX 5 MANUAL)

& SENDING BACK TOIMPLEMENTING BODY

ADJOINING TOCASE FILE

AT THEIMPLEMENTING BODY

NO

FILLING IN DECLARATION OFFAILURE TO REQUIRE EIA

(ANNEX 4 MANUAL) SIGNEDBY PERSON IN CHARGE OF

IMPLEMENTING BODY ITSELF

YES

YES

NO

312

SENDING THE PROJECT FORDG ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT EXAMINATION

PROCESSING OF THE EIAON THE PROJECT BYDG ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT

PROJECT INCLUDED INANNEX I ACT 6/2001 OR

ANNEXESDECREE 162/1990

PROJECT INCLUDED IN ANNEX II ACT 6/2001

4

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D.2.- TASKS OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND MANAGEMENT CENTRES: THE ENVIRONMENT IN ESF ACTION

In the specific sphere of the European Social Fund (ESF), the VCIOP 2000-2006 stresses, in line with what is laid down in article 1 of Regulation 1.784/1999, that through its status as a new source of employment, the environment constitutes a factor of economic and social cohesion and contributes to mitigating unemployment. Training is, in this context, an essential part of promoting the environmental sector, in order to develop people’s environmental awareness and responsibility as required for sustainable use of resources, improving and adapting professionals’ level of knowledge so as to thus better compete on a market with clear growth prospects.

D.2.1.- STRATEGIES: The Network of Environmental Authorities of the Kingdom of Spain has agreed on and proposes to tackle the following strategies in this domain:

1st STRATEGY: THE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS-RAISING MODULE

This point is only meant for the CENTRES MANAGING NON-OFFICIALLY RUN TRAINING SCHEMES CO-FINANCED BY THE ESF IN THE VCIOP, and refers to the compulsory inclusion of what is known as the “Environmental Awareness-Raising Module” in all the courses co-financed by this Fund. The Module is cross-sectional, meaning that it must refer to the environmental implications of the business with which the course deals, its repercussions on the environment and the most correct behaviour in each situation. In line with this, the executors of the VCIOP 2000-2006 have been informed of the need for all the Vocational Training course schemes -and gradually also Continuous ones – co-financed by the VCIOP to include a basic environmental training module to be given in the 2000-2006 period, for which the NEA has set general aims and contents.

ITINERARIES proportional to the duration of the course have also been defined. These are as follows:

ITINERARIES DURATION OF COURSE HOURS (Environmental module)

ITINERARY 1 Under 50 hours 3 hours ITINERARY 2 From 50 to 100 hours 6 hours ITINERARY 3 From 100 to 150 hours 9 hours

ITINERARY 4 Over 150 hours 13 hours

The Module consists of the following material necessary for giving the course: The Didactic Guide, the Manual for the Module, the CD-Rom and the “Didactic Video”. The latter, that can be downloaded from any PC in compressed ZIP format, is available at the web page of the GV regional Department for the Economy, Treasury and Employment: http://www.gva.es/c_economia/web/notasdeprensa/modsenambiental.zip

2nd STRATEGY: ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SPECIFIC SECTOR AND

PARTICULARLY, WITH THE 5 SECTORS OF ACTIVITY COVERED BY THE 5TH COMMUNITY PROGRAMME OF POLICY AND ACTION IN RELATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT: AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, POWER, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM

The NEA proposes that for the 2000-2006 period the ESF action policy should include environmental training measures in the sphere of sectorial activities, particularly in the five priority sectors for which the 5th Environment scheme proposes special attention due to their major effects on development: agriculture, industry, power, transports and tourism. Apart from this, for the Continuous Training courses, the GV has developed Manuals of good environmental practice, which it makes available to any concern or company, there being 16 “Guides for Good Environmental Practice” published by the GV; which are to be found on the web page of the Department for Housing and Land

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Planning: cma.gva.es áreas de interés educación ambiental Empresa Buenas prácticas Guías de Buenas Prácticas http://www.cma.gva.es/areas/educacion/educacion_ambiental/educ/ed_amb_empresa/guias.htm. At this last address, the Department for Housing and Planning offers any interested parties the possibility of requesting an interactive CD-ROM through which the Good Practice Guide can be personalised as well as making a self-diagnosis of the business’s environmental effects. It facilitates analysis in each area of the business’s management and allows its environmental situation to be known. Its content is structured by sectors of activity. Based on the prior experience of Communities such as the Valencian or Galician regions, the Ministry of Labour and the National Employment Institute (NEI) have recently produced, in the “European Social Fund and the Environment” Work Group, 24 Manuals for Good Environmental Practice for the different professional families in which Vocational Training is arranged. These Manuals come about as a necessary complement to the Module for Environmental Awareness-Raising, giving this continuity and incorporating it in the courses, and its purpose is to go more deeply in a general way into the patterns of environmental conduct to be observed by workers, thus propitiating a change of attitudes in the performance of their professional work. Edited by the Ministry for the Environment, these Manuals are already available at the web page of the GV Regional Department for Housing and Planning: cma.gva.es áreas de interés educación y participación educación ambiental Módulo de sensibilización ambiental familias profesionales http://www.cma.gva.es/areas/educacion/educacion_ambiental/arbeduc/HTMFolder_520.htm The 24 Manuals are grouped into 4 sectors of activity: Agriculture, Industry, Services and Building. D.2.2.- MONITORING WORK: The above strategies involve a monitoring system by means of forms, to be filled in by the management centre, which are different for every type of measure (see the table in ANNEX 6), depending on whether they deal with training action (form G1 or G2 and, where applicable, also K), or employment/ self-employment (form K):

Every time that the service of the ESF DG for the Economy requests a certification and justification of expenses, whether this is in the form of a partial or annual report, for each certification and for each measure undertaken, the management centre has to fill in financial implementation forms and physical implementation forms. The monitoring of physical indicators in which the environment and respect for this are considered is reflected in said physical implementation forms, whose models to be filled in by the manager are found, along with the relevant instructions for filling them in, in ANNEX 6 of the Manual: - Form G1, on the analysis of Training indicators per sector,

- Form G2, on the analysis of Training Indicators going by professional family. - Form K, on the analysis of Indicators of Work Centres, going by activity and size.

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D.3.- COMMON TASK FOR ALL MANAGEMENT CENTRES: GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTENT OF THE ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS

This section deals with a number of guidelines given by the DG Environment of the European Commission with the aim of giving the environmental side of the annual implementation reports the due information quality. The implementing bodies of the VCIOP 2000-2006 thus have the appropriate reference for preparing said reports, which are regularly required of them by their respective coordinating body. These guidelines include a number of environmental indicators, which are grouped according to each Priority. The indicators of the same nature, as envisaged in the VCIOP 2000-2006 Complement, which are compulsorily to be replied by the implementing body, have been added to each of these Priorities. The cooperation between the authorities responsible for programming Community Funds and environmental authorities on a community, state, autonomous community and local level through the NEA has enabled the definition of initial documents for structural programming 2000-2006 –Plans, Community Support Framework, Single Programming Documents and Operational Programmes– to harmoniously integrate environmental considerations and establish the bases to guarantee assessment and monitoring, from the environmental standpoint, at the Committees set up for this purpose for execution of this programming. After having carried out the prior environmental assessment of the Plans and Programmes it is thus necessary for the environmental considerations that these contain to be materialised when executing the different tasks. The fact of having carried out an ex-ante environmental assessment of the Plans and Programmes does not mean that environmental policy has been complied with for the seven years of execution. It is precisely when undertaking the action that the recommendations of the assessment and materialisation of these take on meaning. In the execution phases it is thus necessary to carry out systematic monitoring, not only in order to check compliance with legislation and environmental policy, but also to maximise the benefits of positive interventions on the environment and where applicable to adapt and redefine certain measures. The action taken must remain consistent with the strategy covered in the Community Support Framework, which in environmental matters could be summed up as the integration of environmental considerations in all the Priorities of development, reflected in turn in the cross-sectional principle expressed in the document Commission Guidelines for obtaining sustainable development. In the first annual report for Implementation of the VCIOP for the 2000-2006 period, the European Commission has detected a shortage of information about the aspects on obtaining environmental objectives and environmental sustainability of the interventions, as well as on compatibility with Community policy and regulations on environmental matters. This fact is however understandable if one takes into account the particular circumstances involved in the programming process in which these were made. For this reason the following recommendations set out to be an indication for respecting the consistency of the texts approved in future reports. In order for future annual implementation reports to take up the basic recommendations given by the environmental authorities in the process of drawing up the Regional Development Plan and in turn covered and tangibly integrated in the Community Support Framework and different OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES, the following proposal for environmental content of the annual implementation reports is made.

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A.- General themes which have to be taken into account in all action: • Statement of the projects requiring an EIA through being covered by Directive 85/337/EEC, on the assessment of

the effects of certain public and private projects, modified by Directive 97/11/CE. • Verification of whether all the projects that were decided for eliminating or reducing as far as possible any

potential adverse effects were taken in projects affecting an area forming part of the Natura 2000 Network. • Statement of whether the projects of environmental nature form part of a global strategy on national, regional or

local level. There are different National Plans, some of purely environmental nature (National Waste Plans or the National Plan for Cleaning and Purification of Waste Waters) and other sectorial ones but which incorporate considerations of environmental type (Plan for Fostering Renewable Energies in Spain or the section on waters and waste of the National R+D+i Plan 2000-2003). This implies that the projects envisaged in said Plans must respect what is established there.

• Stating the consistency and coordination between the interventions with Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund (mainly as regards water and waste).

• Systematic monitoring, by those responsible for the environment, of the environmental considerations covered in the compulsory form for Large-Scale Projects, as these are officially defined in the new period.

• Involvement of environmental authorities in the follow-up of the action. • Completion of the environmental indicators proposed. B.- General themes by Priorities which have to be covered in the annual reports in accordance with the CSF: Specifically analysing each of the Priorities of Development, a positive assessment must be made insofar as environmental considerations, established in the Community Support Framework, have reached a real cross-sectional approach by being present to a greater or lesser extent in each and all of these: PRIORITY 1: Improvement competitiveness and developing production This Priority took into account the important role that companies and SMEs in particular have in the real achievement of a model of sustainable development, considering the environment as an essential part of any modern and competitive business policy. Among the initial structural problems characterising the business fabric in Objective 1 regions is the insufficient integration of environmental considerations in the production process as a factor differentiating competitiveness. It would be desirable to have greater detail in the description of specific measures taken through the different plans and programmes approved. The annual implementation reports must contain, as regards this Priority, the degree of compliance of the following environmental objectives: • The degree to which companies are helping to promote competitiveness through improvement of the

environmental quality of production, as well as through technological and environmental audits. • Degree of adoption of environmental management systems at companies. • Specific projects of environmental production. • Favouring the inclusion of environmental criteria in the selection and evaluation of projects. • Planning environmental infrastructure facilities in industrial zones. • Promoting new jobs in relation with the environment. Environmental indicators proposed by the Commission for Priority 1:

OUTPUT OUTCOME IMPACT

▪ % of applications for aid for companies for improving the environment (SME and non-SMES).

▪ Nº of environmental technological audits carried out.

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Environmental indicators covered in the VCIOP 2000-2006 COMPLEMENT for Priority 1:

MEASURE INDICATOR CODE IN THE VCIOP 2000-2006

COMPLEMENT

TYPE OF INDICATOR DEFINITION MEASUREMENT

1.2

Improvement of processing and

marketing of agricultural products

(EAGGF)

685 IMPACT Green investments/ investments got under way %

1.8

Encouraging the generation of

new activity enabling job-creation

(ESF)

346 OUTPUT Persons trained who have taken an environmental module Nº of persons

PRIORITY 2: The knowledge Society (Innovation, R&D, the Information Society) Through this Priority the MCA implements the development of the Knowledge Society. It contains the measures intended to increase the technological capital of the regions, helping to strengthen the Regional Systems for Innovation, as well as the ones intended to support incorporation and diffusion of information technologies. The annual implementation reports should cover the degree of compliance of the following environmental objectives in relation with this Priority: • The degree to which the development of innovative measures and technologies respecting the environment is

being encouraged. • Facilitating the diffusion and demand for environmental information through the information society. Environmental indicators proposed by the Commission for Priority 2:

OUTPUT OUTCOME IMPACT

Nº of research development and innovationprojects with environmental nature

▪ Nº of researchers involved.

▪ Increase of research capacity (hours/year).

Nº of jobs created

PRIORITY 3: The environment, Nature and Water Resources: Among the different Priorities for development proposed by the CSF one should stress as main innovation in respect of the previous programming period the existence of a specific Environment Priority, in turn subdivided into two sectors: One known as “Environment and Nature”, and the other called “Water resources”. As regards this last Priority, the services of the Commission have indicated that the annual implementation reports must detail, insofar as the measures for regeneration of beaches are concerned (measure 3.5) the aspects regarding environmental impact. Apart from this, greater detail in the description of Forestry measure (measure 3.9) would be desirable. The annual implementation reports must determine the degree of compliance of the following environmental objectives:

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• Degree of implementation of efficient systems for management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) with special stress on selective collection and including measures for raising people’s awareness.

• Taking advantage of waste and in particular recycling, including composting. • Development of the infrastructures required for proper elimination of the industrial waste already treated. • Recovery of contaminated soils. • Improvement of water quality. • Supply of water resources in proper hygiene conditions. • Improvement and adaptation of old facilities, reducing losses and improving distribution networks. • Cleaning and purification of waste waters. • Supervision, control and reduction of environmental contamination. • Defence and environmental restoration of public maritime-terrestrial domain. • Conservation of nature and biodiversity. • Protection and regeneration of the natural environment. Environmental education work. • Application of the “Whoever contaminates pays” principle, especially in work for treating contaminated spaces. Environmental indicators proposed by the Commission for Priority 3:

OUTPUT OUTCOME IMPACT

▪ Nº of treatment, recovery and recycling plants.

▪ Nº of sealed and controlled dumps.

▪ Km of new/improved/renewed supply networks to urban centres.

▪ Nº of dams built.

▪ Nº of potabilisation plants.

▪ Nº of water tanks built.

▪ Nº of aquifers recovered.

▪ Km of drains, collectors and discharge outlets

▪ Nº of purifiers and capacity in m3/year with secondary and tertiary treatment.

▪ M2 of coastline recovered.

▪ M2 of beach recovered.

▪ M2 of natural spaces restored.

▪ Nº of centres of environmental education facilities.

▪ Nº of measures for maintenance and conservation of biodiversity.

▪ Nº of campaigns for awareness-raising and conservation of the environment.

▪ Nº of stations for control of air/noise contamination.

▪ M2 of land recovered.

▪ % MSW recycled.

▪ Tons of MSW treated per year.

▪ Nº of houses potentially supplied by the new/improved network.

▪ Water loss reduction percentage.

▪ Increase in m3 of water treated for supply of potabilisation plants, desalinators, etc.

▪ Population benefiting from the distribution networks created or improved.

▪ Increase in m3 of waste waters treated.

▪ % of waste waters given primary/secondary/tertiary treatment.

▪ Increase in the number of beaches meeting bathing quality standards.

▪ Nº of visitors to the environmental education facilities.

▪ Nº of persons benefiting from the awareness-raising campaigns.

▪ % soil recovered/soil contaminated.

▪ Nº of jobs created. ▪ Reduction of number of days

with insufficient supply. ▪ Reduction of losses in the

supply network. ▪ Equivalent inhabitants

connected to purifiers (according to Directive 91/271/EEC).

▪ % of soil protected/total soil. ▪ Nº of samples exceeding quality

standards of air/noise levels. ▪ Nº of degraded spaces on

which action has been taken which get social or economic use.

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Environmental indicators covered in the VCIOP 2000-2006 COMPLEMENT for Priority 3:

MEASURE INDICATOR CODE IN THE VCIOP 2000-2006

COMPLEMENT

TYPE OF INDICATOR DEFINITION MEASURE

117 OUTPUT

New networks for supplying economic activities

Km

118 OUTPUT

New and/or improved supply networks to urban centres

Km

227

OUTPUT

Water tanks, built or improved Nº

339

OUTPUT

Special pumping operations Nº

340

OUTPUT

Large tanks Nº

349

OUTPUT

Dams built Nº

3025

OUTCOME

Increase in capacity of stored water Hm3 637 OUTCOME

Increase in m3/year supply to economic activities

M3/year

638 OUTCOME

Increase in m3/year of water for supply to towns andvillages

M3/year

641

OUTCOME

Population benefiting from new distribution networks(inhabitants) Nº

699

IMPACT

Jobs created in maintenance stage Nº

3.1

Water supply for households and

economic activities

(ERDF)

769

IMPACT

Jobs created in construction stage Nº

122

OUTPUT

Improved/renewed irrigation networks Km

197

OUTPUT

Action for safety and prevention of flooding Nº

198

OUTPUT

Action for recovery of aquifers Nº

350

OUTPUT

Systems of forecasting, supervision and measurement of water consumption Nº

198

OUTCOME

Aquifers recovered Nº

3008

OUTCOME

Irrigation surface supplied by improved network Ha 628 OUTCOME

Storage capacity regulation reused water reservoirs

m3 634 OUTCOME

Volume of water reused

Hm3/year 645 OUTCOME

Percentage of reduction of water losses

%

699

IMPACT

Jobs created in maintenance stage Nº

3.2

Improvement of the efficiency of the

existing infrastructures and

use of water

(ERDF)

769

IMPACT Jobs created in construction phase Nº

230

OUTPUT

Purifiers with tertiary treatment Nº

37

OUTPUT

Capacity in m3/year of tertiary purifiers M3/year

449

OUTPUT

Waste waters given tertiary treatment %

524

OUTPUT

Increase in waste waters treated M3

3.3

Cleaning and purification of waste

waters

(ERDF) 717 IMPACT

Equivalent inhabitants connected to purifiers (according to Directive 91/271/EEC)

Nº

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MEASURE INDICATOR CODE IN THE VCIOP 2000-2006

COMPLEMENT

TYPE OF INDICATOR DEFINITION MEASURE

257 OUTPUT

Plants for treatment, recovery and recycling of municipal solid waste (MSW)

Nº

274 OUTPUT

Controlled, prepared and/or sealed dumps

Nº

671

OUTCOME

Tons of MSW treated per year

MT/year

3.4

Comprehensive management of

urban and industrial waste

treated

(ERDF)

811 IMPACT

Reduction of percentage of MSW not subject to appreciation (tons/year)

%

140 OUTPUT Coastline surface area recovered M2

141

OUTPUT

Beach surface recovered or regenerated M2

148

OUTPUT

Marshland surface recovered M2

168 OUTPUT

Accesses/pathways built

m 341

OUTPUT

Dune area recovered M2

3006 OUTCOME

Increase/maintenance of population of endangered species

Nº

690 IMPACT

Protected land/total land

%

3.5

Environmental action on coasts

(ERDF)

769 IMPACT

Jobs created in construction stage

Nº 139 OUTPUT Improved banks Km

3001 OUTPUT

Preparation and/or cleaning of river bed

Km

3002

OUTPUT

Recovery measures in wetlands Nº

3003 OUTPUT Surface reforested or affected in prevention,

protection and regeneration action Ha 3004

OUTPUT

Infrastructures for public use built and/or improved Nº 335

OUTPUT

Measures taken for maintenance and conservation of biodiversity Nº

336 OUTPUT Campaigns for awareness-raising and conservation of the environment Nº

337 OUTPUT Environmental education centres and facilities Nº

436 OUTPUT

Surface area restored

Ha 445

OUTPUT

Green routes m 45

OUTPUT

Hydrological correction work M3

46

OUTPUT

Channelling Km

3005

OUTCOME

Plant cover restoration according to needs %

3006 OUTCOME Increase/maintenance of population of endangered species Nº

611 OUTCOME Persons benefiting from awareness-raising campaigns Nº

615 OUTCOME Visitors to environmental education facilities Nº

619 OUTCOME Inhabitants benefiting from preparation/channelling Nº

690 IMPACT

Protected soil/total soil

%

699 IMPACT

Jobs created in the maintenance stage

Nº

3.6

Protection and regeneration of the natural environment

(ERDF)

769 IMPACT

Jobs created in the construction stage Nº

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MEASURE INDICATOR CODE IN THE VCIOP 2000-2006

COMPLEMENT

TYPE OF INDICATOR DEFINITION MEASURE

153 OUTPUT Soil recovered M2

331

OUTPUT

Recovery and regeneration measures Nº

454

OUTCOME

Soil recovered/soil contaminated %

3.8

Regeneration of soils and spaces

(ERDF)

769

IMPACT

Jobs created in the construction stage Nº

1000 OUTPUT Private woodland projects Nº 1001 OUTPUT

Public woodland projects

Nº 1002 OUTPUT Private material units Nº

1003 OUTPUT Public material units Nº 1100

OUTCOME

Surface area affected by infrastructures Ha

3047

OUTCOME

Surface area benefiting from action for protection and restoration of natural resources

water, soil and plant covering Ha

548

OUTCOME

Induced private investment Euros

1200 IMPACT Percentage of woodland surface area in good condition/total forestry surface area %

3.9

Forestry

(EAGGF)

768 IMPACT

Jobs created

Nº 436 OUTPUT Surface area restored Ha

1010 OUTCOME

SCI surface area proposed and SPA or SACs at which conservation measures have been

adopted according to art. 6 RD 1997/95, dated 7th December

Ha

1117

OUTCOME

Plants reintroduced Nº

1118

OUTCOME

Animals reintroduced Nº

3.10

Protection and regeneration of

the natural environment

(ERDF)

768

IMPACT

Jobs created Nº

PRIORITY 4: The development of Human Resources, Employability and Equal opportunities The duty to more actively incorporate environmental aspects and in particular the potential employment of the environmental sector, by undertaking new activities and creating jobs of work in this field, is a directive set by the Commission, which requires transposing to the internal policies of the member States. The annual implementation reports must contain, in relation with this Priority, the degree of compliance of the following environmental objectives: • Boost given to new jobs in the environment sector. • Boost given to awareness-raising and environmental training. Environmental indicators proposed by the Commission for Priority 4:

OUTPUT OUTCOME IMPACT

Nº of students accessing courses with a basic environmental training module

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Environmental indicators given in the VCIOP 2000-2006 Complement for Priority 4: The Priorities of the VCIOP developed in this Priority 4 give a single type of environmental indicator, as follows:

INDICATOR CODE IN THE

VCIOP 2000-2006 COMPLEMENT

TYPE OF INDICATOR DEFINITION MEASURE

346 OUTPUT

Persons trained who have taken an environmental module

Nº of persons

This indicator applies to the following Measures of the VCIOP:

PRIORITY 41

Educational infrastructure and boosting technical-professional education

PRIORITY 42

First job finding and reintegration of the

unemployed

PRIORITY 43

Boosting stability in employment and

adaptability

PRIORITY 44

Integration on the labour market for people with

special difficulties

PRIORITY 45

Participation of women on the labour market

MEASURE MEASURE MEASURE MEASURE MEASURE

41.12

Fostering access for everyone to the teaching given in

Vocational Training and its extension in both its forms: Basic VT and Specific VT

(ESF)

42.6

Giving the unemployed a chance to get integrated

on the labour market

(ESF)

43.2

Ensuring updating the skill level of workers

(ESF)

44.10

Supporting integration on the labour market for people with

special difficulties

(ESF)

45.16

Improving the employability of women

(ESF)

41.15

Providing education alternatives designed for the labour market

for people who do not get through compulsory education

(ESF)

42.7

Fighting extended unemployment by means

of measures for getting the long-term unemployed back onto the labour

market

(ESF)

44.11

Proposing opportunities for integration of groups with a risk of being excluded from

the labour market

(ESF)

45.17

Fostering business activity of women

(ESF)

42.8

Offering channels for vocational integration for

young people

(ESF)

42.9

Support for returning to an active working life for

people absent from the labour market

(ESF)

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PRIORITY 5: Local and Urban Development Urban zones focus a concentration of the effects of economic social and demographic changes, excessive consumption of power and natural resources and the generation of waste and contamination, and this is also where the inequalities in opportunities for access to work and social and cultural goods become most apparent. Economic prosperity and employment, social integration and protection of the environment must be objectives marking the strategies for action in the local and urban sphere. As regards this Priority, the annual implementation reports will have to determine the degree of compliance with the following environmental objectives: • Degree of conservation and improvement of the urban setting as a way to increase the quality of life. • Development and rational management of urban transport systems compatible with the environment. • Development and management of renewable energy sources. • Conservation of historic-artistic and cultural heritage. Environmental indicators proposed by the Commission for Priority 5:

OUTPUT OUTCOME IMPACT

▪ Creation and recovery of green zones (m3).

▪ Nº of non-contaminating buses.

▪ Nº of measures for environmental and power adaptation.

Population benefiting (%)

▪ Jobs created.

▪ M2 of green zones per inhabitant.

▪ % of increase in tourism.

PRIORITY 6: Transport and Energy Networks Transport and Energy Policies have also undergone a significant change of direction in this programming, in order to properly integrate environmental considerations and contribute to essential aims such as the struggle against climatic change. For this Priority the annual implementation reports will have to determine the degree of compliance of the following environmental objectives: • Degree to which the intermodal balance is being fostered with special support for the railway and sea transport. • Degree to which Environmental Impact Assessments are being properly carried out on new infrastructures: study

of alternatives made, environmental improvements in respect of the initial situation, corrective and/or compensatory measures carried out.

• Degree to which renewable and/or less contaminating energies are being fostered. • Possibilities of creating employment investing in renewable power sources. • Measures for fostering power efficiency and savings, normally in infrastructures and equipment of a mainly public

nature and with a demonstrative and encouraging effect on society as a whole. Environmental indicators proposed by the Commission for Priority 6 :

OUTPUT OUTCOME IMPACT

▪ Annual investment in environmental correction measures per Km (euro/Km).

▪ Laying train lines underground (Km). ▪ Electricity produced with renewable

sources (GWh/year). ▪ Power installed in alternative energies

(KW).

▪ Time saved by number of users (min/day). ▪ Nº of houses supplied by alternative energies. ▪ % increase of renewable energy consumption by Hb

(Ketp/inhab).

▪ Jobs created.

▪ % of increase in rail passenger traffic per year.

▪ % of increase of sea

passenger traffic per year.

▪ Reduction of energy consumption (euros/ETP).

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Environmental indicators given in the VCIOP 2000-2006 Complement for Priority 6:

MEASURE INDICATOR CODE IN THE VCIOP 2000-2006

COMPLEMENT

TYPE OF INDICATOR DEFINITION MEASURE

383 OUTPUT Projects for replacing fuel oil with other types of fuel Nº

558 OUTCOME Kwh of renewable energy produced Kwh

6.10

Aid for efficiency and power savings

at businesses

(ERDF)

803 IMPACT Equivalent Tons of Petroleum (ETP) reduced in energy consumptions ETP

PRIORITY 7: Agriculture and Rural Development In this Priority environmental considerations have also concentrated a good deal of the definition of the strategy in their diagnosis stage, where most environmental problems connected with agriculture are seen as obstacles for rural development and the proposal consequently involves boosting the application of techniques compatible with the environment and conservation of nature. Annual implementation reports must contain the degree of compliance with the following environmental objectives: • Extent to which the preparation of agro-environmental schemes is being fostered. • Extent to which practices for rational use of fertilisers and pesticides are being fostered. • Degree of management, treatment and valuation of agricultural and stockbreeding waste. • Improvement and rationalisation of the use of water. Environmental indicators given in the Complement to the VCIOP 2000-2006 for Priority 7:

MEASURE INDICATOR CODE IN THE

VCIOP 2000-2006 COMPLEMENT

TYPE OF INDICATOR DEFINITION MEASURE

7.3

Investments in farming operations

(EAGGF)

1109 OUTCOME Green investments/ investments got under way %

7.5

Endogenous development of rural zones as regards

agricultural activities

(EAGGF )

711 OUTPUT Buildings or artistic or cultural assets restored, given value and natural/urban spaces recovered

Nº

7.9

Endogenous development of rural zones associated

with non- agricultural activities

(ERDF)

89 OUTPUT Natural/urban spaces recovered M2

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PRIORITY 9: Technical Assistance. Finally, Priority 9 “Technical Assistance” establishes that to get the most effective participation of environmental authorities in the process the required measures for supporting the Network of Environmental Authorities must be provided, recognising the usefulness of the Technical Assistance Priority for these purposes, reinforcing the role of these authorities to watch over environmental efficiency in the use of Structural Funds and the integration of environmental considerations in structural programming as a whole. As regards this Priority, annual implementation reports must show if activities, studies or jobs connected with the environment are being carried out. Environmental indicators proposed by the Commission for Priority 9:

OUTPUT OUTCOME IMPACT

Nº of measures carried out by the Network of Environmental

authorities (studies, assessments, meetings)

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E.- ACRONYMS USED

1. 2. AVEN: Valencian Power Agency 3. BIC: Business and Innovation Centre 4. CSF: Community Support Framework 5. DG: Directorate General 6. EA: Environmental Authority 7. EAGGF: European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section 8. EBIC: European Business and Innovation Centre 9. EC: European Community 10. ECT: European Community Treaty 11. EEC: European Economic Community 12. EI: Environmental Impact 13. EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment 14. EIB: European Investment Bank 15. ERDF: European Regional Development Fund 16. ESF: European Social Fund 17. GSA: General State Administration 18. GV: Generalitat Valenciana 19. Ha: Hectare 20. IMPIVA: Valencian Institute for Small and Medium-sized Industries 21. I.T: Information Technologies 22. MC: Management Centres 23. MSW: Municipal Solid Waste 24. NEA: Network of Environmental Authorities 25. NEI: National Employment Institute 26. NN: Natura Network 27. N2000N: Natura 2000 Network 28. OJEC: Official Journal of the European Communities 29. OJVC: Official Journal of the Valencian Community 30. RD: Royal Decree 31. R&D: Research and Development 32. R+D+i: Research, Development and Innovation 33. SAC: Special Area of Conservation 34. SCI: Site of Community Interest 35. SEPIVA: Valencian Security and Industrial Promotion Co. 36. SF: Structural Funds 37. SFMP: Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces 38. SME: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises 39. SPA: Special Area for the Protection of Birds 40. STP: Sewage Treatment Plant 41. UAESF: Unit for Administering the European Social Fund 42. UE: European Union 43. UMS: UAESF Monitoring System 44. VAERSA: Valencian Waste Utilisation Company 45. VC: Valencian Community 46. VCIOP: Integrated Operational Programme of the Valencian Community 47. VDAFF: GV Regional Department for Agriculture Farming, Fisheries and Food 48. VEA: Valencian Energy Agency 49. VEI: Valencian Export Institute 50. VIAR: Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research 51. VT: Vocational Training 52. VTA: Valencian Tourism Agency 53. VTES: Valencian Training and Employment Service

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F.- APPLICABLE LEGISLATION

COMMUNITY LEGISLATION:

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural

Funds (OJEC L 194/63, 27 July 1999) Regulation (EC) No 1783/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 1999 on the

European Regional Development Fund (OJEC L 213, 13 August 1999)

Regulation (EC) No 1784/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 1999 on the European Social Fund (OJEC L 213, 13 August 1999)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the

European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (OJEC L 160, 26 June 1999)

Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (OJEC nº L 103, 25 April

1979) Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and

private projects on the environment (OJEC nº L 175, 5 July 1985) Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna

and flora (OJEC nº L 206, 22 July 1992)

Council Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997 amending Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJEC nº L 073, 14 March 1997)

STATE LEGISLATION:

Act 6/2001, of 8 May, amending Legislative Royal Decree 1302/1986 of 28 June, on environmental impact assessment (State Gazette [BOE] nº 111, 9 May 2001)

RD 1997/1995 of 7 December (State Gazette [BOE] nº 310, 28 December 1995), laying down

measures for ensuring biodiversity by means of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora conservation, amended by RD 1193/1998 (BOE nº 151, 25 June 1998)

AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY LEGISLATION: GV Act 2/1989 on Environmental Impact Assessment (OJVC nº 1021, 08 March 1989)

Decree 162/1990, of 15 October, of the Valencian Community Government Council, adopting the

Regulation for the implementation of Act 2/1989, of 3 March on Environmental Impact (OJVC nº 1412, 30 October 1990).

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G.- REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

1.- Community Support Framework 2000-2006 for Spanish Objective 1 regions. 2.- Integrated Operational Programme for the Valencian Community 2000-2006, Objective 1. 3.- VCIOP 2000-2006 Programme Complement, updated as of December 2002. 4.- Communication of the State Ministry of the Treasury to the GV Director General for the Economy of

17/12/01 on conclusions of the 16th Plenary Meeting of NEA in El Escorial on 14-12-2001.

5.- Communication of the State Ministry of the Treasury to the GV Director General for the Economy of 30/01/02 which includes:

“Methodological proposal for drawing up reports on effects on the Natura 2000 Network”. Pamplona, October 2001. 6.- Communication of the State Ministry of the Treasury to the GV Director General for the Economy of 29th

April 2002 which includes: “Justificatory report with environmental criteria in the selection of projects financed by the Operational Programme

for improvement of competitiveness and development of the production fabric 2000-2006”. “Technical report with environmental information for productive investment projects co-financed with EF”.

7.- Dossier given out at the talk to the GV Management Centres at the GV Department of the Environment on

31/5/02:

“Integration of the Environmental Factor in Projects co-financed by the European Union”. 8.- Network of Environmental Authorities:

“Guidelines for Management Authorities and Environmental Authorities. Environmental requisites that have to be met by the projects presented for Community co-financing”. May 2001.

9.- Network of Environmental Authorities:

“Minutes of the 17th Plenary Meeting of the Network of Environmental Authorities:”. Ceuta, 7/6/2002. 10.- European Commission: Application for Cohesion Fund aid. Environment and Transport. 11.- European Commission:

Document on “Managing Natura 2000 Sites. Provisions of article 6 of Directive 92/43/EEC on habitats”. April 2000.

12.- Network of Environmental Authorities:

5th Thematic session “ESF and Environment”. Madrid, 14th October 1999. 13.- Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and National Employment Institute (NEI):

“Environmental Awareness-raising module”. 2001. 14.- Network of Environmental Authorities:

“ESF and the Environment” Work Group. Informative note. Valencia, 16-17th April 2002. 15.- European Commission, DG Environment: “Work document with proposal for environmental content of

annual implementation reports 2000-2006”. January 2002. 16.- Decision nº 1600/2002 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council dated 22nd July 2002, by means

of which the "Sixth Community Environmental Programme Action " is established. 17.- “ 5th Community Programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable

development”, approved by the European Commission on 18th March 1992.

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K.- ANNEXES

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K.1.- MODEL DOCUMENTS

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K.1.1.- MODEL DOCUMENTS FOR ERDF AND

EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRES

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ANNEX 1:

TECHNICAL FORM TO BE SENT TO THE BODY COORDINATING

THE STRUCTURAL FUND OF THE VCIOP 2000-2006 ON INFORMATION ABOUT THE “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT” AND “NATURA 2000 NETWORK” FIELDS FOR CERTIFICATION AND INCLUSION IN THE “GENERAL PROJECT DATA” FILE IN THE

“FUNDS 2000” DATABASE

FORM FOR EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRES

FORM FOR ERDF MANAGEMENT CENTRES

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EAGGF VCIOP 2000-2006 TECHNICAL FORM TO BE SENT TO THE BODY COORDINATING THE STRUCTURAL FUND OF THE VCIOP 2000-

2006 ON INFORMATION FOR THE “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT” AND “NATURA 2000 NETWORK” FIELDS FOR CERTIFICATION AND INCLUSION IN THE “GENERAL PROJECT

DATA” FILE IN THE “FUNDS 2000” DATABASE

MANAGEMENT CENTRE1: _________________________________________________________________ COORDINATING BODY ADDRESSEE: SECRETARIAT GENERAL DEPT. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES & FOOD FUND: EAGGF- GUIDANCE BUDGET CLASSIFICATION OF THE EXPENSE2: _________________________________ ACCOUNTING FILE: ______________________ INSPECTION: CV PRIORITY: MEASURE: ACTION: / ______________________________ PROJECT CODE3: , , NAME OF THE PROJECT4: _________________________________________________________________ Nº PROJECTS ADDED: MUNICIPALITY: (I.N.E. CODE) SPHERE OF INTERVENTION5: (ANNEX IV EC REGULATION 438/2001) TYPE OF PROJECT: A: Aid systems; B: Infrastructure: C: Others PROJECT CO-FINANCING RATE: . TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT: . € COST SUBSIDISABLE: , . € ELIGIBLE EXPENSE COMMITMENTS: , . € TYPE OF INSTITUTION OF FINAL BENEFICIARY6:

1 Directorate General or equivalent, Autonomous Community Body, etc. 2 To include the organic, functional and economic classification, on the sub-project level (chapter 6) and budget sub-line (chapters 4 and 7) with

which the project will appear in the budget accounts. 3 The denomination “project” will correspond to a single code valid for the whole administrative life of the case file, which will normally be

identified by the number of administrative case file, though in certain cases it will be able to include the accounting identification of this (investment sub-project, sub-line or accounting file).

4 In the event of subsidies, we recommend identifying this with the name or company name of the beneficiary. 5 Consult financing table per foci and measures in the VCIOP 2000-2006 Programme Complement: pages. 420 and ff. December 2002 version 6 The values to be introduced will be some of the following:

1. State Administration 2. Regional Administration (on condition that the expense is made with the Generalitat Valenciana’s own funds) 3. Local Administration 4. Others 5. Private

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Nº OF STATE AID SYSTEM GIVEN BY THE COMMISSION7: _________________ TYPE OF AID8: DOES THE PROJECT REQUIRE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT? YES NO IS THE PROJECT LOCATED ON A NATURA 2000 NETWORK SITE? YES NO PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS INFORMATION: NAME AND SURNAMES: __________________________________________________________ POST: _________________________________________________________________ DATE: / / SIGNATURE AND STAMP:

7 Only to be filled in if this is an A type project (aid system). 8 The values to be introduced will be one of the following:

1. Direct aid 2. Repayable aid 3. Interest bonus 4. Guarantee 5. Participation in capital risk 6. Other financing

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ERDF TECHNICAL FORM VCIOP 2000-2006 TO BE SENT TO THE BODY COORDINATING THE STRUCTURAL FUND OF THE VCIOP 2000-

2006 ON INFORMATION FOR THE “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT” AND “NATURA 2000 NETWORK” FIELDS FOR CERTIFICATION AND INCLUSION IN THE “GENERAL PROJECT

DATA” FILE IN THE “FUNDS 2000” DATABASE

After examining the set of projects which are submitted for ERDF co-financing through1: FORM OF INTERVENTION: ____________________________________________________________

Priority, Measure and Action: _______________________________________________________ I HEREBY DECLARE THAT ONLY THE PROJECTS WHICH ARE PRESENTED IN SAID ERDF ACTION (EXCLUDING THE ONES CORRESPONDING TO PRIOR CERTIFICATIONS) MENTIONED BELOW REQUIRE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND/OR ARE LOCATED ON A NATURA 2000 NETWORK SITE2:

NAME OF PROJECT3 PROJECT CODE NEEDS EIA

LOCATED ON NATURA2000 NETWORK SITE

The remaining projects which are presented in said ERDF action on this date do not therefore require an EIA and are not located in the Natura Network.

Signed in …………………………….., ….. of …………………... of 200… Signature and stamp4:

Mr./Ms………………………………………………………… Post: …………………………………………………

1 Name of the Programme and codes of Priority, Measure and Action, and denomination of the Action. 2 If the space available is insufficient, a full list of these projects will be enclosed. In the event of the reply to both projects being negative

in all the projects not previously presented for certification, you should put “none” in the “Name of project” box. 3 The denomination “project” is equivalent to “administrative file”, and this file must coincide with the Sub-project/Sub-line of the subsidy

for any managers forming part of the GV Computerised Budgeting System. Therefore the project code must be that of the Sub-Project /Sub-Line, of the subsidy. Only in the event of the administrative file not coinciding with the subsidy Sub-project/Sub-Line should the file code be stated. In the event of any doubt on the consideration of the project in ERDF questions, consult Annex IV of Commission Regulation 438/2001, dated 2/03/2001.

4. The person responsible for the body or Concern managing the project should sign.

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ANNEX 2:

TECHNICAL CARD FOR SENDING THE PROPOSAL FOR NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION TO THE

GV ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY (DG FOR SPATIAL PLANNING)

AND

PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

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TECHNICAL CARD FOR SENDING THE PROPOSAL FOR NATURA 2000 NETWORK TO

THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY OF THE GV (DG FOR SPATIAL PLANNING)

TITLE OF THE PROJECT/ACTION: __________________________________________________________________________ OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME: VCIOP 2000-2006 OTHERS _____________________________ TYPE OF FUND, PRIORITY, MEASURE: ___________________ Nº OF FILES INCLUDED IN THE DECLARATION: ___ REFERENCE OF FILE/S: ____________________________ IS A MAP ENCLOSED?: YES/ NO TOTAL Nº OF PAGES INCLUDING THIS ONE: ________

MANAGEMENT CENTRE: ________________________________________ ________________________________________

PERSON/S RESPONSIBLE AND POST: ________________________________________ ________________________________________

TELEPHONE:______________________________

ADDRESS FOR SENDING BACK: ________________________________________________________________________________

SENT TO THE EA ON: ____/____/_______

QUESTIONNAIRE - SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE WHICH HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY THE BODY

SENDING THIS

A) PRIOR ASSESSMENT (or “Abbreviated or preliminary Natura Network Analysis”) prior to the eventual execution of the Analysis of effects art 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC (or Full Natura 2000 Network Analysis):

1- Is the plan or project directly connected with the management of space for conservation of Nature or is it necessary for this management?:

Yes You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

No Go on to 2nd question

2- May the plan or project appreciably affect the site?: (Such effects are measured in material and not merely geographical terms)

No You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

Yes You must proceed to make the Analysis of effects required by art. 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC (Full N2000N Analysis 3rd question):

B) FULL ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS ON THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK as regards the repercussions for the conservation aims of the site:

4- Will the Plan or Project negatively affect the integrity of the site?:

No You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

Yes The executing body is not competent to carry out the Declaration proposal. The project must be sent on to the Environmental Authority.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT1:

1.- In any event, the following should be included as data defining the project: promoter, object and basic technical characteristics, geographical location of

the project and, where applicable, work units. When an analysis of effects according to art. 6.3 of the Habitats Directive has been made, also include a description of : different stages In the project, work to be done, action involved in its execution, urban classification of the land, items in the setting potentially affected, important effects

on this and any other environmental aspects involved. If this were to prove necessary, further pages or a copy of the project description kept in the file should be added to the form.

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PRACTICAL EXAMPLE 1:

TECHNICAL CARD FOR SENDING THE PROPOSAL FOR NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY OF THE GV

(DG FOR SPATIAL PLANNING)

TITLE OF THE PROJECT/ACTION:

BUILDING A FOOTBALL FIELD OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME: x VCIOP 2000-2006

OTHERS _________________________ _ TYPE OF FUND, PRIORITY, MEASURE: ERDF, 5.5.3. Nº OF FILES INCLUDED IN THE DECLARATION: 1 REFERENCE OF FILE/S: DL099/01 IS A MAP ENCLOSED?: YES

TOTAL Nº OF PAGES INCLUDING THIS ONE: 6 MANAGEMENT CENTRE:

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR THE ECONOMY. PERSON/S RESPONSIBLE AND POST:

Ms. XXXX, Head of the Service for Promotion of Regional Development.

TELEPHONE:______________________________

ADDRESS FOR SENDING BACK:

Baños del Almirante, 8. 46003 Valencia. SENT TO THE EA ON: 11/02/2003

QUESTIONNAIRE – SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE IMPLEMENTED BY THE BODY SENDING THIS

A) PRIOR ASSESSMENT (or “Abbreviated or preliminary Natura Network Analysis”) prior to the eventual execution of the Analysis of effects art 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC (or Full Natura 2000 Network Analysis):

1- Is the plan or project directly connected with the management of space for conservation of Nature or is it necessary for this management?:

Yes You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

Go on to 2nd question

2- May the plan or project appreciably affect the site?: (Such effects are measured in material and not merely geographical terms)

You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

Yes You must proceed to make the Analysis of effects required by art. 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC (Full N2000N Analysis 3rd question):

B) FULL ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS ON THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK as regards the repercussions for the conservation aims of the site:

3- Will the Plan or Project negatively affect the integrity of the site?:

No You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

Yes The executing body is not competent to carry out the Declaration proposal. The project must be sent on to the Environmental Authority.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT1: Body: BUGARRA COUNCIL Basic technical characteristics of the project: BUILDING A FOOTBALL GROUND Geographical location: BUGARRA (LOS SERRANOS) Urban classification of the land: NOT DEVELOPABLE (Private)

1.- In any event, the following should be included as data defining the project: promoter, object and basic technical characteristics, geographical location of

the project and, where applicable, work units. When an analysis of effects according to art. 6.3 of the Habitats Directive has been made, also include a description of : different stages In the project, work to be done, action involved in its execution, urban classification of the land, items in the setting potentially affected, important effects

on this and any other environmental aspects involved. If this were to prove necessary, further pages or a copy of the project description kept in the file should be added to the form.

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PRACTICAL EXAMPLE 2:

TECHNICAL CARD FOR SENDING THE PROPOSAL FOR NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY OF THE GV

(DG FOR SPATIAL PLANNING)

TITLE OF THE PROJECT/ ACTION:

“Purchase of the equipment required for running the Local Development Agency (I.T. equipment and /or furnishings)”. OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME: x VCIOP 2000-2006 OTHERS____________________________ TYPE OF FUND, PRIORITY, MEASURE: ERDF, 5.5.3. Nº OF FILES INCLUDED IN THE DECLARATION: 5 REFERENCE OF FILE/S: DL142/02; DL148/02; DL150/02; DL155/03; DL156/03 IS A MAP ENCLOSED?: YES TOTAL Nº OF PAGES INCLUDING THIS ONE: 2

MANAGEMENT CENTRE:

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR THE ECONOMY. PERSON/S RESPONSIBLE AND POST:

Ms. XXXX, Head of the Service for Promotion of Regional Development.

ADDRESS FOR SENDING BACK:

Baños del Almirante, 8. 46003 Valencia. TELEPHONE:______________________________

SENT TO THE EA ON: 07/02/2003

QUESTIONNAIRE – SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE IMPLEMENTED BY THE BODY SENDING THIS

A) PRIOR ASSESSMENT (or “Abbreviated or preliminary Natura Network Analysis”) prior to the eventual execution of the Analysis of effects art 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC (or Full Natura 2000 Network Analysis):

1- Is the plan or project directly connected with the management of space for conservation of Nature or is it necessary for this management?:

Yes You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

No Go on to 2nd question

2- May the plan or project appreciably affect the site?: (Such effects are measured in material and not merely geographical terms)

No You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

Yes You must proceed to make the Analysis of effects required by art. 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC (Full N2000N Analysis 3rd question):

B) FULL ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS ON THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK as regards the repercussions for the conservation aims of the site:

3- Will the Plan or Project negatively affect the integrity of the site?:

No You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

Yes The executing body is not competent to carry out the Declaration proposal. The project must be sent on to the Environmental Authority.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 1: Body : COUNCILS OF FONTANARS DELS ALFORINS, ALPUENTE, MARINES, SOLLANA AND CALLES. Basic technical characteristics of the project: EQUIPMENT OF THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES LOCATED IN MUNICIPAL

OFFICES. Geographical Location: FONTANARS (LA VALL D'ALBAIDA); ALPUENTE (LA SERRANIA); MARINES (EL CAMP DE TURIA); SOLLANA

(LA RIBERA BAIXA); CALLES (LOS SERRANOS) Urban classification of the land: URBAN (MUNICIPAL)

1.- In any event, the following should be included as data defining the project: promoter, object and basic technical characteristics, geographical location of

the project and, where applicable, work units. When an analysis of effects according to art. 6.3 of the Habitats Directive has been made, additionally include a description of : different stages In the project, work to be done, action involved in its execution, urban classification of the land, items in the setting potentially affected, important effects

on this and any other environmental aspects involved. If this were to prove necessary, further pages or a copy of the project description kept in the file should be added to the form.

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PRACTICAL EXAMPLE 3:

TECHNICAL CARD FOR SENDING THE PROPOSAL FOR NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY OF THE GV

(DG FOR SPATIAL PLANNING)

TITLE OF THE PROJECT/ ACTION:

Extension, by means of new building work and putting into operation a new plant for producing zinc-plated steel in variable thickness coatings, starting from cold-rolled sheet metal, with later chrome coating and final oiling. Business covered in the decimal classification according to the Nomenclature with 357, “Treatment and coating of metals” (CNAE business category 285)

OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME:

VCIOP 2000-2006 OTHERS: O.P. Competitiveness and improvement of

production fabric.

TYPE OF FUND, PRIORITY, MEASURE:

ERDF, ES.16.1. OP.014. Measure 1.1: Support for industrial, commercial and service businesses

Nº OF FILES INCLUDED IN THE DECLARATION: 1

REFERENCE OF FILE /S: V/0123/P12

IS A MAP ENCLOSED?: YES

TOTAL Nº OF PAGES INCLUDING THIS ONE: 6

MANAGEMENT CENTRES:

DG ECONOMY AND MINISTRY FOR TREASURY

PERSON/S RESPONSIBLE AND POST:

Ms. XXX, HEAD OF XXX TELEPHONE:______________________________

ADDRESS FOR SENDING BACK: XXX

SENT TO THE EA ON: 30/09/2002

QUESTIONNAIRE – SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE IMPLEMENTED BY THE BODY SENDING THIS IN

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION2

A) PRIOR ASSESSMENT (or “Abbreviated or preliminary Natura Network Analysis”) prior to the eventual execution of the Analysis of effects art 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC (or Full Natura 2000 Network Analysis):

1- Is the plan or project directly connected with the management of space for conservation of Nature or is it necessary for this management?:

Yes You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

Go on to 2nd question

2- May the plan or project appreciably affect the site?: (Such effects are measured in material and not merely geographical terms)

No You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

You must proceed to make the Analysis of effects required by art. 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC (Full N2000N Analysis 3rd question):

B) FULL ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS ON THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK as regards the repercussions for the conservation aims of the site:

3- Will the Plan or Project negatively affect the integrity of the site?:

You may proceed to make the proposal for Declaration of no effects on the Natura 2000 Network and grant the authorisation.

Yes The executing body is not competent to carry out the Declaration proposal. The project must be sent on to the Environmental Authority.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT:

Promoter: PROMOCIONES, S.L.

Basic technical characteristics of the project: (see “Title”)

Geographical location: Partida de la Carrasca, Zona I Plan Parcial IV. Lliria - Valencia

Urban classification of the land: Site of 62,219 m2, Urban for industrial use, of which the covered surface area of the industrial sheds is 11,562 m2.

Expected duration of execution of the work and facilities: 24 months

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ANNEX 3:

MODEL OF NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION

AND

PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

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GENERALITAT VALENCIANA

DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING AND LAND PLANNING

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR SPATIAL PLANNING

c/Francisco Cubells,7

46011 VALENCIA Aptdo Correos 22105

Tel. 96 3866350 Fax 96 3863768

DECLARATION OF THE AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING

THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE: Ms. CRISTINA SANTAMARINA SIURANA After examining1 the project/s – the application for project/s: _______________________________________________________ (Ref. ___________ ) Located in the municipal boundaries of _________________________ (Province/s) I HEREBY DECLARE THAT (mark the relevant box): The project/s is/are not likely to have repercussions on areas included in the Natura 2000 Network for the

following reasons:

__________________________________________________________________

It has therefore not been considered necessary to make the analysis of effects envisaged in article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC.

After making the analysis of possible effects required by article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC, it has been concluded that the project will not have any appreciable negative effects on areas included in the Natura 2000 Network for the following reasons2:

__________________________________________________________________3 Enclosed please find4 a map at 1:100.000 scale (and/or the closest to this) showing the location of the project and, where applicable, any "Natura 2000" sites affected. Signed in Valencia, this of By: The Director General of Spatial Planning. Official stamp:

1 Taking into account article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC. 2 Enclosing the documents on the Natura Network Analysis specifically made or, where applicable, copy of the favourable

Declaration/Estimation of Environmental Impact issued. 3 Where applicable, mentioning any corrective measures taken. 4 Compulsory, if this is an individualised Declaration. Optional in joint Declarations

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GENERALITAT VALENCIANA

DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING AND LAND PLANNING

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR SPATIAL PLANNING

c/Francisco Cubells,7

46011 VALENCIA Aptdo Correos 22105

Tel. 96 3866350 Fax 96 3863768

PRACTICAL EXAMPLE 1:

DECLARATION OF THE AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK

AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE: Ms. CRISTINA SANTAMARINA SIURANA After examining1 the application for the project consisting of: BUILDING A FOOTBALL GROUND

(Case file DL099/01) Presented by the concern: COUNCIL OF BUGARRA Located in the municipal boundaries of: BUGARRA (VALENCIA) I HEREBY DECLARE THAT (mark the relevant box):

X The project is not likely to have repercussions on areas included in the Natura 2000 Network for the following reasons:

Being facilities for sports-leisure use located on non-developable reserved common land favourably determined by Castellón Territorial Urban Development Committee (a copy of which is enclosed) and located off any Natura Network Sites.

It has therefore not been considered necessary to make the analysis of effects envisaged in article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC.

After making the analysis of possible effects required by article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC, it has been concluded that the project will not have any appreciable negative effects on areas included in the Natura 2000 Network for the following reasons2:

__________________________________________________________________3

Enclosed please find4 a map at 1:100.000 scale (and/or the closest to this) showing the location of the project and, where applicable, any "Natura 2000" sites affected. Signed in Valencia, this of By: The Director General of Spatial Planning. Official stamp:

1 Taking into account article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC. 2 Enclosing the documents on the Natura Network Analysis specifically made or, where applicable, copy of the favourable

Declaration/Estimation of Environmental Impact issued. 3 Where applicable, mentioning any corrective measures taken. 4 Compulsory, if this is an individualised Declaration. Optional in joint Declarations

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GENERALITAT VALENCIANA

DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING AND LAND PLANNING

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR SPATIAL PLANNING

c/Francisco Cubells,7

46011 VALENCIA Aptdo Correos 22105

Tel. 96 3866350 Fax 96 3863768

PRACTICAL EXAMPLE 2:

DECLARATION OF THE AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK

AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE: Ms. CRISTINA SANTAMARINA SIURANA After examining1 the applications for the projects consisting in:

PURCHASING EQUIPMENT (I.T. AND/OR FURNISHINGS) FOR THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

(Case files. DL142/02; DL148/02; DL150/02; DL155/03; DL156/03)

Presented by the concerns: COUNCIL OF FONTANARS DELS ALFORINS; COUNCIL OF ALPUENTE; COUNCIL OF MARINES; COUNCIL OF SOLLANA; COUNCIL OF CALLES

Located in the municipal boundaries of: FONTANARS DELS ALFORINS (LA VALL D’ALBAIDA); ALPUENTE (LA SERRANIA); MARINES (CAMP DE TURIA); SOLLANA (RIBERA BAIXA); CALLES (LOS SERRANOS)

I HEREBY DECLARE THAT (mark the relevant box):

X The projects are not likely to have repercussions on areas included in the Natura 2000 Network for the following reasons:

The projects consist in purchasing equipment (I.T. and/or furnishings) to equip the Local Development

Agencies already existing in the municipalities and located in municipal facilities; meaning that no territorial effect on the environment can arise.

It has therefore not been considered necessary to make the analysis of effects envisaged in article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC.

After making the analysis of possible effects required by article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC, it has been concluded that the project will not have any appreciable negative effects on areas included in the Natura 2000 Network for the following reasons2: : ____________________________________________________________________________

Signed in Valencia, this 26th of January 2004 By: The Director General of Spatial Planning. Official stamp

1 Taking into account article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC

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GENERALITAT VALENCIANA

DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING AND LAND PLANNING

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR SPATIAL PLANNING

c/Francisco Cubells,7

46011 VALENCIA Aptdo Correos 22105

Tel. 96 3866350 Fax 96 3863768

PRACTICAL EXAMPLE 3:

DECLARATION OF THE AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK

AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE: Ms. CRISTINA SANTAMARINA SIURANA After examining1 the application for the project:

Extension, by means of new building work and putting into operation a new plant for producing zinc-plated steel in variable thickness coatings, starting from cold-rolled sheet metal, with later chrome coating and final oiling. Business covered in the decimal classification according to the Nomenclature with 357, “Treatment and coating of metals” (Ref. V/0123/P12)

Presented by PROMOCIONES, S.L Located in the municipal boundaries of Lliria (Valencia) I HEREBY DECLARE THAT (mark the relevant box):

The project is not likely to have repercussions on areas included in the Natura 2000 Network for the following reasons:

__________________________________________________________________

It has therefore not been considered necessary to make the analysis of effects envisaged in article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC.

r After making the analysis of possible effects required by article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC, it has been

concluded that the project will not have any appreciable negative effects on areas included in the Natura 2000 Network for the following reasons2: Constituting a business located on urban land for industrial use, the project having obtained a favourable Declaration of Environmental Impact from the DG for Environmental Planning and Management of the GV on 3rd April 2000, a copy of which is enclosed.

We enclose maps of 1:100.000 scale and the closest possible in which the location of the project and the "Natura 2000" sites affected are shown. Valencia, 30th September 2002 Signed: The Director General of Spatial Planning. Official stamp:

1 Taking into account article 6.3 of Directive 92/43/EEC

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ANNEX 4:

MODEL OF DOCUMENT JUSTIFYING NOT REQUIRING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR

PROJECTS ACCORDING TO LEGISLATION IN FORCE

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GENERALITAT VALENCIANA DEPARTMENT OF _________________

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR __________________

Address Post box Telephone nº Fax

DOCUMENT JUSTIFYING NOT REQUIRING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR

PROJECTS ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE LEGISLATION HEAD OF THE DECISION-MAKING BODY: Mr./Ms. __________________________________ After examining the project/s – the applications for project/s.……………………. ( Ref. ) Located in the municipal boundaries of ……………………………………. ( Province/s ) I HEREBY DECLARE THAT: Processing the EIA procedure for said project is not applicable through not being covered by any of the cases given in Annexes of Legislative RD 1302/1986, of EIA, modified by Act 6/2001, by means of which Directive 85/337/EEC, in turn modified by Directive 97/11/EC is transposed, nor those of the applicable autonomous community legislation (Act 2/1989 of the GV, on Environmental Impact and Decree 162/1990, of the GV Government Council)”. Signed in , this of By: Mr/Ms ________________________ , Director/ General of ___________________________ Official stamp:

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ANNEX 5:

MODEL OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY DECLARATION ON NOT REQUIRING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

ASSESSMENT FOR PROJECTS OF ANNEX II ACT 6/2001

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GENERALITAT VALENCIANA DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING AND SPATIAL PLANNING

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

c/Francisco Cubells,7 46011 VALENCIA Aptdo Correos 22105 Tel 96 3866350 Fax 96 3863768

DECLARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY IN THE PROCEDURE FOR

ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE: MR. JAVIER GÓMEZ MARTÍN

After examining the application for project/s ………………………………………. ( Ref. )

Located in the municipal boundaries of …………………………………………….. ( Province/s )

I HEREBY DECLARE THAT:

As the project is included in the cases of Annex II of Act 6/2001, dated 8th May, for modification of Legislative RD 1302/1986, dated 28th June, after making the particular study based on the criteria established in Annex III of the former and the reports of the technical services of this Directorate General (for Management of the Natural Environment) it has been decided that the EIA does not need to be made due to the following circumstances:

…………………………………………………………….

Signed in Valencia , this of

By: The Director General of Management of the Natural Environment

Official Stamp:

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K.1.2.- MODEL DOCUMENTS FOR EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND MANAGEMENT CENTRES

ANNEX 6:

FORMS TO BE FILLED IN BY ESF TRAINING SCHEME MANAGEMENT CENTRES

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FORMS TO BE FILLED IN BY MANAGEMENT CENTRES RUNNING TRAINING SCHEMES CO-FINANCED BY THE ESF

The data supplied by the implementing bodies referring to the environment is given on monitoring forms G1, G2 and K. Depending on the type of scheme in question (Annex I gives a synoptic table of these), managers should fill in one or two of said forms, depending on the cases (Consult table) Only the ones that are for assistance for persons can give data on the environment.

ANNEX I TYPE OF ACTION ACCORDING TO ART. 3 OF REGULATION 1784/1999, DATED 12-7-99

ARTI-CLE TYPE OF ACTION FORMS OF PHYSICAL MONITORING

INDICATORS TO BE FILLED IN:

3.1 1 ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS

1.1 Integrated integration itineraries Choose this in action for Assistance for People

3.1 IT

1.2 Training-Employment (Workshop Schools and Employment Workshops) Choose in Training and Employment action

O 1.3 Guidance and advice

1.4 Vocational Training-Education Fill in form G2

1.5 Vocational Occupational Training Fill in form G1 or G2

1.6 Continuous Training Fill in forms: G1 or G2 + K

3.1.a)

1.7 Business Training for creating and developing businesses Fill in forms: G2 + K

3.1.c)

F

1.8 Training research staff Fill in forms: G2 + K

1.9 Aid for employment Fill in form K 3.1.b)

1.10 Aid for self-employment Fill in form K

3.1.d)

C

1.11 Social Economy Fill in form K

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING IN FORMS G1 AND G2 Form G1 should only be filled in if there is no data for filling in table G2. When the table mentions the sector, this should be understood to mean the sector corresponding to the particular course. The data to be given is different depending on the column:

Environment: include all the students who have taken a course on the Environment (E.g.: management of natural resources, protection of the environment, recycling …) or any that have taken an

Environmental Module during this. In this respect, one must remember the obligatory nature to include said module in vocational and continuous

training courses, as established in the VC INTEGRATED OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME 2000-2006. Nº of courses: fill in the total number of courses.

Nº of hours: fill in with the total number of hours training (course x hours x students) excluding practical work at

businesses. Practical training at businesses, including two columns:

Nº of students: fill in the total number of students. Nº of hours: include the total number of hours of practical work done at the company.

FORM G1:

MONITORING OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND SCHEMES

PHYSICAL EXECUTION OF SCHEME: IDENTIFYING DATA Nº of Operative programme: Year (Yearly section): Nº Annual Report / Nº Partial Report : DATE:

BODY:

SCHEME: Nº of Scheme: Denomination:

FORM G1: ANALYSIS OF TRAINING INDICATORS BY: SECTOR

Nº OF STUDENTS PRACTICAL TRAINING AT BUSINESSES

Sector Total Information

society Environment Nº Courses Nº Hours

Nº Students Nº Hours

AGRICULTURE

BUILDING

INDUSTRY

SERVICES

TOTAL

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FORM G2:

MONITORING OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND SCHEMES

PHYSICAL EXECUTION OF SCHEME: IDENTIFYING DATA Nº of Operative programme: Year (Yearly section): Nº Annual Report / Nº Partial Report : DATE:

BODY:

SCHEME: Nº of Scheme: Denomination:

FORM G2: ANALYSIS OF TRAINING INDICATORS BY: PROFESSIONAL FAMILY

Nº OF STUDENTS PRACTICAL TRAINING AT BUSINESSES

Professional family Total Information

society Environ-

ment

Nº Courses Nº Hours Nº students Nº Hours

A: AGRICULTURE A: FISHING AND AQUICULTURE

C: BUILDING AND PUBLIC WORKS I: CRAFTS

I: AUTOMOBILE I: FOOD INDUSTRIES

I: INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

I: GRAPHIC INDUSTRIES I: WOOD AND CORK INDUSTRIES

I: DIVERSE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

I: HEAVY INDUSTRY AND METAL CONSTRUCTIONS I: TEXTILE, LEATHER INDUSTRIES

I: FITTING AND INSTALLATION I: MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

I: MINING AND INITIAL PROCESSING

I: PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION OF POWER AND WATER

S: ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICES S: COMMERCE

S: TEACHING AND RESEARCH

S: INFORMATION AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

S: HEALTH S: INSURANCE AND FINANCE

S: COMMUNITY AND PERSONAL SERVICES

S: SERVICES TO COMPANIES S: TRANSPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

S: TOURISM AND CATERING TOTAL

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FORM K

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING IN FORM “K”:

At least all the rows of TOTALS must be filled in.

The column of “Up to 10 workers” includes Self-Employment.

Environment: only to be filled in when definite data is available .

MONITORING OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND SCHEMES

PHYSICAL EXECUTION OF SCHEME: IDENTIFYING DATA Nº of Operative programme: Year (Yearly section): Nº Annual Report / Nº Partial Report : DATE:

BODY:

SCHEME:

Nº of Scheme: Denomination:

1. ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS

ANALYSIS OF WORK CENTRE INDICATORS

FORM K: ANALYSIS OF WORK CENTRE INDICATORS GOING BY: ACTIVITY AND SIZE

Up to 10 workers From 11 to 50 workers 51-250 workers >250 workers SECTOR ACTIVITY

Persons Centres Persons Centres Persons Centres Persons Centres

TOTAL Environment AGRICULTURE Information Society

TOTAL Environment INDUSTRY Information Society

TOTAL Environment BUILDING Information Society

TOTAL Environment SERVICES Information Society

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K.2.- INFORMATION FOR PRACTICAL USE

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K.2.1.- INFORMATION FOR PRACTICAL USE

FOR ERDF AND EAGGF MANAGEMENT CENTRES

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ANNEX 7

LIST OF VC MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR RELATION WITH

NATURA 2000 NETWORK SITES

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KEY E: Excluded totally from the

Natura 2000 Network P: Partially included in the

Natura 2000 Network T: Totally included in the

Natura 2000 Network

PROVINCE OF ALICANTE CODE MUNICIPALITY RELATION WITH N2000N 3001 Adsubia P 3002 Agost P 3003 Agres P 3004 Aigües E 3014 Alacant / Alicante P 3005 Albatera P 3006 Alcalalí P 3007 Alcocer de Planes E 3009 Alcoi / Alcoy P 3008 Alcoleja P 3010 Alfafara P 3011 Alfàs del Pi, l' P 3012 Algorfa E 3013 Algueña E 3015 Almoradí E 3016 Almudaina E 3017 Alqueria d'Asnar, l' E 3018 Altea P 3019 Aspe P 3020 Balones E 3021 Banyeres de Mariola P 3022 Benasau P 3023 Beneixama P 3024 Benejúzar E 3025 Benferri E 3026 Beniarbeig P 3027 Beniardá P 3028 Beniarrés P 3030 Benidoleig E 3031 Benidorm P 3032 Benifallim E 3033 Benifato P 3029 Benigembla P 3034 Benijófar E 3035 Benilloba E 3036 Benillup E 3037 Benimantell P 3038 Benimarfull E 3039 Benimassot P 3040 Benimeli P 3041 Benissa P 3042 Benitachell P 3043 Biar P 3044 Bigastro E 3045 Bolulla P 3046 Busot E

3047 Calp / Calpe P 3048 Callosa d'En Sarriá P 3049 Callosa de Segura P 3051 Camp de Mirra P 3050 Campello, el E 3052 Cañada P 3053 Castalla P 3054 Castell de Castells P 3055 Catral E 3056 Cocentaina P 3057 Confrides P 3058 Cox P 3059 Crevillent P 3061 Daya Nueva E 3062 Daya Vieja E 3063 Dénia P 3064 Dolores E 3066 Elda E 3065 Elx / Elche P 3067 Facheca P 3068 Famorca P 3069 Finestrat P 3070 Formentera del Segura E 3072 Gaianes E 3071 Gata de Gorgos P 3073 Gorga E 3074 Granja de Rocamora E 3075 Guadalest P 3076 Guardamar del Segura P 3077 Hondón de las Nieves P 3078 Hondón de los Frailes P 3079 Ibi P 3080 Jacarilla E 3084 Lorcha/ Orxa, l' P 3085 Llíber P 3086 Millena E 3088 Monforte del Cid E 3089 Monòver / Monóvar P 3903 Montesinos, Los P 3091 Murla P 3092 Muro de Alcoy P 3090 Mutxamel E 3093 Novelda E 3094 Nucia, la P 3095 Ondara P 3096 Onil P 3097 Orba E 3098 Orxeta E 3103 Penàguila E 3104 Petrer P 3099 Orihuela P 3100 Parcent P 3101 Pedreguer E 3102 Pego P 3902 Pilar de la Horadada P 3105 Pinoso P 3106 Planes P 3901 Poblets, els E 3107 Polop P 3060 Quatretondeta P 3109 Rafal E 3110 Ràfol d'Almúnia, el P 3111 Redován P 3112 Relleu E 3113 Rojales P 3114 Romana, la E 3115 Sagra P

3116 Salinas P 3118 San Fulgencio P 3904 San Isidro E 3120 San Miguel de Salinas P 3117 Sanet y Negrals P 3119 Sant Joan d 'Alacant E 3122 Sant Vicent del Raspeig E 3121 Santa Pola P 3123 Sax P 3124 Sella P 3125 Senija E 3127 Tárbena P 3128 Teulada P 3129 Tibi P 3130 Tollos P 3131 Tormos P 3132 Torremanzanas E 3133 Torrevieja P 3134 Vall d'Alcalà, la T 3135 Vall de Ebo T 3136 Vall de Gallinera P 3137 Vall de Laguar, la P 3138 Verger, el P 3139 Vila Joiosa/ Villajoyosa E 3140 Villena P 3082 Xàbia / Jávea P 3081 Xaló / Jalón P 3083 Xixona / Jijona E

PROVINCE OF CASTELLÓN

CODE MUNICIPALITY RELATION WITH N2000N

12002 Aín T 12003 Albocàsser P 12004 Alcalà de Xivert P 12005 Alcora, l' E 12006 Alcudia de Veo T 12007 Alfondeguilla P 12008 Algimia de Almonacid P 12009 Almassora / Almazora P 12010 Almedíjar T 12011 Almenara P 12012 Altura P 12901 Alquerías Niño Perdido E 12013 Arañuel P 12014 Ares del Maestre P 12015 Argelita P 12016 Artana P 12001 Atzeneta del Maestrat P 12017 Ayódar P 12018 Azuébar T 12020 Barracas T 12022 Bejís P 12024 Benafer P 12025 Benafigos E 12026 Benasal P 12027 Benicarló E 12028 Benicàssim P 12029 Benlloch E 12021 Betxí E 12031 Borriol P 12032 Burriana P 12033 Cabanes P

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CODE MUNICIPALITY RELATION WITH N2000N 12034 Càlig E 12036 Canet lo Roig P 12037 Castell de Cabres T 12038 Castellfort P 12039 Castellnovo P 12040 Castellón de la Plana P 12041 Castillo de Villamalefa P 12042 Catí P 12043 Caudiel T 12044 Cervera del Maestre E 12045 Cinctorres P 12046 Cirat P 12048 Cortes de Arenoso P 12049 Costur E 12050 Coves de Vinromà, les P 12051 Culla P 12053 Chilches P 12056 Chóvar T 12057 Eslida T 12058 Espadilla P 12059 Fanzara P 12060 Figueroles E 12061 Forcall P 12064 Fuentes de Ayódar T 12063 Fuente la Reina T 12065 Gaibiel E 12067 Geldo P 12068 Herbés T 12069 Higueras P 12070 Jana, la E 12071 Jérica P 12072 Lucena del Cid P 12073 Ludiente E 12074 Llosa, la P 12075 Mata, la P 12076 Matet P 12077 Moncofa P 12078 Montán P 12079 Montanejos P 12080 Morella P 12081 Navajas P 12082 Nules P 12083 Olocau del Rey E 12084 Onda P 12085 Oropesa del Mar P 12087 Palanques P 12088 Pavías T 12089 Peñíscola P 12090 Pina de Montalgrao T 12093 Pobla de Benifassà, la T 12094 Pobla Tornesa, la P 12091 Portell de Morella T 12092 Puebla de Arenoso P 12095 Ribesalbes P 12096 Rossell P 12097 Sacañet P 12098 Salzadella, la E 12099 San Jorge E 12101 San Rafael del Río E 12902 Sant Joan de Moró E 12100 Sant Mateu E 12102 Santa Magdalena Pulpis P 12103 Sarratella T 12104 Segorbe P

12105 Sierra Engarcerán P 12106 Soneja P 12107 Sot de Ferrer P 12108 Suera / Sueras P 12109 Tales P 12110 Teresa P 12111 Tírig P 12112 Todolella P 12113 Toga P 12114 Torás P 12115 Toro, El T 12116 Torralba del Pinar T 12117 Torreblanca P 12118 Torrechiva P 12119 Torre d'En Besora, la P 12120 Torre Endoménech E 12121 Traiguera E 12122 Useres, les E 12124 Vall d'Alba E 12125 Vall de Almonacid P 12126 Vall d'Uixó, la E 12123 Vallat P 12127 Vallibona P 12128 Vilafamés E 12134 Vilar de Canes E 12135 Vila-real / Villarreal P 12129 Villafranca del Cid T 12130 Villahermosa del Río T 12131 Villamalur T 12132 Vilanova d'Alcolea E 12133 Villanueva de Viver T 12136 Villavieja E 12137 Villores P 12138 Vinaròs E 12139 Vistabella Maestrazgo P 12140 Viver P 12052 Xert / Chert P 12055 Xodos / Chodos P 12141 Zorita del Maestrazgo P 12142 Zucaina P

PROVINCE OF VALENCIA CODE MUNICIPALITY RELATION WITH N2000N

46001 Ademuz P 46002 Ador E 46004 Agullent E 46042 Aielo de Malferit E 46005 Alaquàs E 46006 Albaida E 46007 Albal P 46008 Albalat de la Ribera P 46009 Albalat dels Sorells E 46010 Albalat dels Tarongers P 46011 Alberic P 46012 Alborache E 46013 Alboraya E 46014 Albuixech E 46016 Alcàntera de Xúquer P 46015 Alcàsser E 46018 Alcublas E 46019 Alcúdia, l' E 46020 Alcúdia de Crespins, l' E 46021 Aldaia E

46022 Alfafar P 46024 Alfara de Algimia E 46025 Alfara del Patriarca E 46026 Alfarp E 46027 Alfarrasí P 46023 Alfauir E 46028 Algar de Palancia P 46029 Algemesí P 46030 Algimia de Alfara P 46031 Alginet E 46032 Almàssera E 46033 Almiserà E 46034 Almoines E 46035 Almussafes E 46036 Alpuente P 46037 Alqueria de la Comtessa E 46017 Alzira P 46038 Andilla E 46039 Anna P 46040 Antella P 46041 Aras de Alpuente P 46003 Atzeneta d'Albaida E 46043 Ayelo de Rugat E 46044 Ayora P 46046 Barx P 46045 Barxeta E 46047 Bèlgida E 46048 Bellreguard P 46049 Bellús P 46050 Benagéber P 46051 Benaguasil E 46052 Benavites P 46053 Beneixida P 46054 Benetússer E 46055 Beniarjó E 46056 Beniatjar E 46057 Benicolet E 46060 Benifaió E 46059 Benifairó de la Valldigna P 46058 Benifairó de les Valls E 46061 Beniflá E 46062 Benigánim P 46063 Benimodo E 46064 Benimuslem P 46065 Beniparrell P 46066 Benirredrà E 46067 Benisanó E 46068 Benisoda E 46069 Benisuera P 46070 Bétera E 46071 Bicorp T 46072 Bocairent P 46073 Bolbaite P 46074 Bonrepòs i Mirambell E 46075 Bufali E 46076 Bugarra E 46077 Buñol P 46078 Burjassot E 46079 Calles P 46080 Camporrobles E 46081 Canals P 46082 Canet d'En Berenguer E 46083 Carcaixent P 46084 Càrcer P 46085 Carlet E 46086 Carrícola E 46087 Casas Altas P

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CODE MUNICIPALITY RELATION WITH N2000N 46088 Casas Bajas P 46089 Casinos E 46090 Castelló de Rugat E 46091 Castellonet de Conques E 46092 Castielfabib P 46093 Catadau P 46094 Catarroja P 46095 Caudete de las Fuentes E 46096 Cerdà E 46097 Cofrentes P 46098 Corbera P 46099 Cortes de Pallás P 46100 Cotes P 46105 Cullera P 46106 Chelva P 46107 Chella P 46108 Chera P 46109 Cheste P 46111 Chiva E 46112 Chulilla P 46113 Daimús P 46114 Domeño P 46115 Dos Aguas T 46116 Eliana, l' E 46117 Emperador E 46118 Enguera P 46119 Ènova, l' E 46120 Estivella P 46121 Estubeny P 46122 Faura E 46123 Favara P 46126 Foios E 46124 Fontanars dels Alforins P 46128 Font de la Figuera P 46127 Font d'En Carròs, la E 46125 Fortaleny P 46129 Fuenterrobles E 46131 Gandia P 46130 Gavarda P 46902 Gátova P 46132 Genovés P 46133 Gestalgar E 46134 Gilet P 46135 Godella E 46136 Godelleta E 46137 Granja de la Costera, la E 46138 Guadasequies P 46139 Guadassuar E 46140 Guardamar E 46141 Higueruelas E 46142 Jalance P 46144 Jarafuel P 46148 Loriguilla P 46149 Losa del Obispo E 46152 Lugar Nuevo de la corona E 46154 Llanera de Ranes E 46155 Llaurí P 46147 Llíria E 46151 Llocnou d'En Fenollet E 46153 Llocnou de Sant Jeroni E 46156 Llombai P 46157 Llosa de Ranes E 46150 Llutxent P 46158 Macastre P

46159 Manises E 46160 Manuel E 46161 Marines P 46162 Masalavés P 46163 Massalfassar E 46164 Massamagrell E 46165 Massanassa P 46166 Meliana E 46167 Millares T 46168 Miramar E 46169 Mislata E 46170 Moixent / Mogente P 46171 Moncada E 46172 Monserrat E 46173 Montaverner P 46174 Montesa E 46175 Montichelvo E 46176 Montroy P 46177 Museros E 46178 Náquera P 46179 Navarrés P 46180 Novetlè / Novelé E 46181 Oliva P 46182 Olocau P 46183 Olleria, l' P 46184 Ontinyent P 46185 Otos E 46186 Paiporta E 46187 Palma de Gandía E 46188 Palmera E 46189 Palomar, el E 46190 Paterna E 46191 Pedralba E 46192 Petrés E 46193 Picanya E 46194 Picassent P 46195 Piles P 46196 Pinet P 46199 Pobla de Farnals, la E 46200 Pobla del Duc, la P 46202 Pobla de Vallbona, la E 46203 Pobla Llarga, la E 46197 Polinyà de Xúquer P 46198 Potríes E 46201 Puebla de San Miguel T 46204 Puig E 46205 Puçol P 46101 Quart de les Valls E 46102 Quart de Poblet E 46103 Quartell P 46104 Quatretonda P 46206 Quesa P 46207 Rafelbunyol E 46208 Rafelcofer E 46209 Rafelguaraf E 46210 Ráfol de Salem E 46211 Real de Gandía E 46212 Real de Montroi P 46213 Requena P 46214 Riba-roja de Túria E 46215 Riola P 46216 Rocafort E 46217 Rotglá y Corberá E 46218 Rótova P 46219 Rugat E 46220 Sagunt / Sagunto P 46221 Salem E

46903 San Antonio de Benagéber E 46222 San Juan de Énova E 46223 Sedaví P 46224 Segart T 46225 Sellent P 46226 Sempere P 46227 Senyera E 46228 Serra P 46229 Siete Aguas P 46230 Silla P 46231 Simat de la Valldigna P 46232 Sinarcas P 46233 Sollana P 46234 Sot de Chera P 46235 Sueca P 46236 Sumacàrcer P 46237 Tavernes Blanques E 46238 Tavernes de la Valldigna P 46239 Teresa de Cofrentes P 46240 Terrateig E 46241 Titaguas P 46242 Torrebaja P 46243 Torrella E 46244 Torrent E 46245 Torres Torres P 46246 Tous P 46247 Tuéjar P 46248 Turís E 46249 Utiel P 46250 Valencia P 46251 Vallada P 46252 Vallanca P 46253 Vallés E 46254 Venta del Moro P 46256 Vilamarxant E 46255 Villalonga P 46257 Villanueva de Castellón P 46258 Villar del Arzobispo E 46259 Villargordo del Gabriel P 46260 Vinalesa E 46145 Xàtiva P 46143 Xeraco P 46146 Xeresa P 46110 Xirivella E 46261 Yátova P 46262 Yesa, La P 46263 Zarra P

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LIST OF THE VCIOP 2000-2006 MANAGEMENT BODIES

AND

GUIDANCE FOR NATURA 2000 NETWORK DECLARATION DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF ACTION IMPLEMENTED BY

THE MANAGEMENT BODY

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LIST OF THE VCIOP 2000-2006 MANAGEMENT BODIES

EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND (ESF): LIST OF MANAGEMENT BODIES AS OF 01/09/03 GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR THE ECONOMY, TREASURY AND EMPLOYMENT IMPLEMENTING BODY: DG ECONOMY IMPLEMENTING BODY: DG LABOUR AND LABOUR SAFETY

IMPLEMENTING BODY: SERVEF SECRETARIAT GENERAL DG EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR INTEGRATION DG TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, EDUCATION AND SPORT IMPLEMENTING BODY: DG FOR TEACHING

IMPLEMENTING BODY: DG FOR UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH

GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR HEALTH IMPLEMENTING BODY: EVES (Valencian School of Health Studies)

GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR INDUSTRY, TRADE AND TOURISM IMPLEMENTING BODY: DG FOR TRADE AND CONSUMPTION

IMPLEMENTING BODY: IMPIVA (VALENCIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDIUM AND SMALL INDUSTRY) IMPLEMENTING BODY: IVEX IMPLEMENTING BODY: VALENCIAN TOURISM AGENCY

GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD IMPLEMENTING BODY: INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOODSTUFF QUALITY IMPLEMENTING BODY: DG FOR AGRICULTURAL AND STOCKBREEDING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IMPLEMENTING BODY: DG FISHING IMPLEMENTING BODY: DG FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND MARKETING

GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING AND LAND PLANNING IMPLEMENTING BODY: DG ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

IMPLEMENTING BODY: DG SPATIAL PLANNING

IMPLEMENTING BODY: DG MANAGEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR SOCIAL WELFARE IMPLEMENTING BODY: DG FOR WOMEN.

EAGGF- GUIDANCE: LIST OF MANAGEMENT BODIES AS OF 01/09/03 IMPLEMENTING BODY: GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD

DG FOR FISHING DG FOR AGRICULTURAL MODERNISATION AND INFRASTRUCTURES DG FOR AGRICULTURAL AND STOCKBREEDING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION DG FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND MARKETING VALENCIAN INSTITUTE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL-FOODSTUFF QUALITY INSTITUTE

IMPLEMENTING BODY: GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING AND LAND PLANNING

DG FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

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ERDF: LIST OF MANAGEMENT BODIES AS OF 01/09/03

IMPLEMENTING BODY: GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR PRESIDENCY OF THE GENERALITAT IMPLEMENTING BODY: GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR THE ECONOMY, TREASURY AND EMPLOYMENT DG FOR THE ECONOMY

DG FOR LABOUR AND LABOUR SAFETY

SERVEF

IMPLEMENTING BODY: GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURES AND TRANSPORT DG FOR PUBLIC WORKS

DG FOR TRANSPORTS

DG FOR ARCHITECTURE

DG FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND RESEARCH

IMPLEMENTING BODY: EPSAR (PUBLIC BODY FOR PURIFICATION OF WASTE WATERS) IMPLEMENTING BODY: AVEN (VALENCIAN POWER AGENCY) IMPLEMENTING BODY: GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, EDUCATION AND SPORT DG FOR ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

DG FOR UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH

IVVSA

CIEGSA

IMPLEMENTING BODY: GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR HEALTH DG FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

DG FOR ECONOMIC RESOURCES

IMPLEMENTING BODY: GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR INDUSTRY, TRADE AND TOURISM DG FOR INDUSTRY AND APPLIED RESEARCH

DG FOR TRADE AND CONSUMPTION

VALENCIAN TOURISM AGENCY

IMPLEMENTING BODY: IMPIVA (VALENCIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDIUM AND SMALL INDUSTRY) IMPLEMENTING BODY: IVEX (VALENCIAN EXPORT INSTITUTE) IMPLEMENTING BODY: SEPIVA (SEGURIDAD Y PROMOCIÓN INDUSTRIAL VALENCIANA, S.A.) (SAFETY AND INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION) IMPLEMENTING BODY: VALENCIA TRADE FAIR IMPLEMENTING BODY: GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD DG FOR AGRICULTURAL MODERNISATION AND INFRASTRUCTURES DG FOR AGRICULTURAL AND STOCKBREEDING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

VALENCIAN INSTITUTE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTING BODY: GV REGIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING AND LAND PLANNING DG FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

DG FOR SPATIAL PLANNING

DG FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

VAERSA (VALENCIANA DE APROVECHAMIENTOS ENERGÉTICOS Y RESIDUOS, S.A.) (Valencian Waste Utilisation Company)

IMPLEMENTING BODY: VALENCIAN REGIONAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE DG FOR SOCIAL SERVICES

DG FOR THE FAMILY, MINORS AND ADOPTIONS

DG FOR WOMEN

DG FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF THE HANDICAPPED

DG FOR IMMIGRATION

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The content of pages 76 to 107 of the full version of the Manual gives a summary in synoptic tables of information on the work done through each of the three funds forming part of the Valencian Community

Integrated Operational Programme 2000-2006 (ERDF, ESF and EAGGF). The data includes information on aspects such as: description and content of the action, executive body, classification of the budget

expense, co-financing rate, framework and legal system/ call for aid, reference to the competence policy if there is one, directory of contact persons …. From this information the Environmental Authority determines

in the right-hand column the “Form of Natura 2000 Network Certification” specified for each action (individual or joint).

This content has been deleted from this version due to the strictly internal nature of the data given with

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MODEL FOR INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

IN DATABASES

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ANNEX 10:

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/43/EEC DATED 21ST MAY 1992 ON THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL HABITATS AND WILD

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Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 130s thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3), Whereas the preservation, protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, including the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, are an essential objective of general interest pursued by the Community, as stated in Article 130r of the Treaty; Whereas the European Community policy and action programme on the environment (1987 to 1992)(4) makes provision for measures regarding the conservation of nature and natural resources; Whereas, the main aim of this Directive being to promote the maintenance of biodiversity, taking account of economic, social, cultural and regional requirements, this Directive makes a contribution to the general objective of sustainable development; whereas the maintenance of such biodiversity may in certain cases require the maintenance, or indeed the encouragement, of human activities; Whereas, in the European territory of the Member States, natural habitats are continuing to deteriorate and an increasing number of wild species are seriously threatened; whereas given that the threatened habitats and species form part of the Community's natural heritage and the threats to them are often of a transboundary nature, it is necessary to take measures at Community level in order to conserve them; Whereas, in view of the threats to certain types of natural habitat and certain species, it is necessary to define them as having priority in order to favour the early implementation of measures to conserve them; Whereas, in order to ensure the restoration or maintenance of natural habitats and species of Community interest at a favourable conservation status, it is necessary to designate special areas of conservation in order to create a coherent European ecological network according to a specified timetable; Whereas all the areas designated, including those classified now or in the future as special protection areas pursuant to Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds(5), will have to be incorporated into the coherent European ecological network; Whereas it is appropriate, in each area designated, to implement the necessary measures having regard to the conservation objectives pursued; Whereas sites eligible for designation as special areas of conservation are proposed by the Member States but whereas a procedure must nevertheless be laid down to allow the designation in exceptional cases of a site which has not been proposed by a Member State but which the Community considers essential for either the maintenance or the survival of a priority natural habitat type or a priority species; Whereas an appropriate assessment must be made of any plan or programme likely to have a significant effect on the conservation objectives of a site which has been designated or is designated in future; Whereas it is recognized that the adoption of measures intended to promote the conservation of priority natural habitats and priority species of Community interest is a common responsibility of all Member States; whereas this may, however, impose an excessive financial burden on certain Member States given, on the one hand, the uneven distribution of such habitats and species throughout the Community and, on the other hand, the fact that the "polluter pays" principle can have only limited application in the special case of nature conservation; Whereas it is therefore agreed that, in this exceptional case, a contribution by means of Community co-financing should be provided for within the limits of the resources made available under the Community's decisions; Whereas land-use planning and development policies should encourage the management of features of the landscape which are of major importance for wild fauna and flora; Whereas a system should be set up for surveillance of the conservation status of the natural habitats and species covered by this Directive; Whereas a general system of protection is required for certain species of flora and fauna to complement Directive 79/409/EEC; whereas provision should be made for management measures for certain species, if their conservation status so warrants, including the prohibition of certain means of capture or killing, whilst providing for the possibility of derogations on certain conditions; Whereas, with the aim of ensuring that the implementation of this Directive is monitored, the Commission will periodically prepare a composite report based, inter alia, on the information sent to it by the Member States regarding the application of national provisions adopted under this Directive; Whereas the improvement of scientific and technical knowledge is essential for the implementation of this Directive; whereas it is consequently appropriate to encourage the necessary research and scientific work; Whereas technical and scientific progress mean that it must be possible to adapt the Annexes; whereas a procedure should be established whereby the Council can amend the Annexes; Whereas a regulatory committee should be set up to assist the Commission in the implementation of this Directive and in particular when decisions on Community co-financing are taken; Whereas provision should be made for supplementary measures governing the reintroduction of certain native species of fauna and flora and the possible introduction of non-native species;

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Whereas education and general information relating to the objectives of this Directive are essential for ensuring its effective implementation, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Definitions Article 1 For the purpose of this Directive: (a) conservation means a series of measures required to maintain or restore the natural habitats and the populations of species of wild fauna and flora at a favourable status as defined in (e) and (i); (b) natural habitats means terrestrial or aquatic areas distinguished by geographic, abiotic and biotic features, whether entirely natural or semi-natural; (c) natural habitat types of Community interest means those which, within the territory referred to in Article 2: (i) are in danger of disappearance in their natural range; or (ii) have a small natural range following their regression or by reason of their intrinsically restricted area; or (iii) present outstanding examples of typical characteristics of one or more of the five following biogeographical regions: Alpine, Atlantic, Continental, Macaronesian and Mediterranean. Such habitat types are listed or may be listed in Annex I; (d) priority natural habitat types means natural habitat types in danger of disappearance, which are present on the territory referred to in Article 2 and for the conservation of which the Community has particular responsibility in view of the proportion of their natural range which falls within the territory referred to in Article 2; these priority natural habitat types are indicated by an asterisk (*) in Annex I; (e) conservation status of a natural habitat means the sum of the influences acting on a natural habitat and its typical species that may affect its long-term natural distribution, structure and functions as well as the long-term survival of its typical species within the territory referred to in Article 2. The conservative status of a natural habitat will be taken as "favourable" when: - its natural range and areas it covers within that range are stable or increasing, and - the specific structure and functions which are necessary for its long-term maintenance exist and are likely to continue to exist for the foreseeable future, and - the conservation status of its typical species is favourable as defined in (i); (f) habitat of a species means an environment defined by specific abiotic and biotic factors, in which the species lives at any stage of its biological cycle; (g) species of Community interest means species which, within the territory referred to in Article 2, are: (i) endangered, except those species whose natural range is marginal in that territory and which are not endangered or vulnerable in the western palearctic region; or (ii) vulnerable, i.e. believed likely to move into the endangered category in the near future if the causal factors continue operating; or (iii) rare, i.e. with small populations that are not at present endangered or vulnerable, but are at risk. The species are located within restricted geographical areas or are thinly scattered over a more extensive range; or (iv) endemic and requiring particular attention by reason of the specific nature of their habitat and/or the potential impact of their exploitation on their habitat and/or the potential impact of their exploitation on their conservation status. Such species are listed or may be listed in Annex II and/or Annex IV or V; (h) priority species means species referred to in (g) (i) for the conservation of which the Community has particular responsibility in view of the proportion of their natural range which falls within the territory referred to in Article 2; these priority species are indicated by an asterisk (*) in Annex II; (i) conservation status of a species means the sum of the influences acting on the species concerned that may affect the long-term distribution and abundance of its populations within the territory referred to in Article 2; The conservation status will be taken as "favourable" when: - population dynamics data on the species concerned indicate that it is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable component of its natural habitats, and - the natural range of the species is neither being reduced nor is likely to be reduced for the foreseeable future, and - there is, and will probably continue to be, a sufficiently large habitat to maintain its populations on a long-term basis; (j) site means a geographically defined area whose extent is clearly delineated; (k) site of Community importance means a site which, in the biogeographical region or regions to which is belongs, contributes significantly to the maintenance or restoration at a favourable conservation status of a natural habitat type in Annex I or of a species in Annex II and may also contribute significantly to the coherence of Natura 2000 referred to in Article 3, and/or contributes significantly to the maintenance of biological diversity within the biogeographic region or regions concerned. For animal species ranging over wide areas, sites of Community importance shall correspond to the places within the natural range of such species which present the physical or biological factors essential to their life and reproduction;

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(l) special area of conservation means a site of Community importance designated by the Member States through a statutory, administrative and/or contractual act where the necessary conservation measures are applied for the maintenance or restoration, at a favourable conservation status, of the natural habitats and/or the populations of the species for which the site is designated; (m) specimen means any animal or plant, whether alive or dead, of the species listed in Annex IV and Annex V, any part or derivative thereof, as well as any other goods which appear, from an accompanying document, the packaging or a mark or label, or from any other circumstances, to be parts or derivatives of animals or plants of those species; (n) the committee means the committee set up pursuant to Article 20. Article 2 1. The aim of this Directive shall be to contribute towards ensuring bio-diversity through the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies. 2. Measures taken pursuant to this Directive shall be designed to maintain or restore, at favourable conservation status, natural habitats and species of wild fauna and flora of Community interest. 3. Measures taken pursuant to this Directive shall take account of economic, social and cultural requirements and regional and local characteristics. Conservation of natural habitats and habitats of species Article 3 1. A coherent European ecological network of special areas of conservation shall be set up under the title Natura 2000. This network, composed of sites hosting the natural habitat types listed in Annex I and habitats of the species listed in Annex II, shall enable the natural habitat types and the species' habitats concerned to be maintained or, where appropriate, restored at a favourable conservation status in their natural range. The Natura 2000 network shall include the special protection areas classified by the Member States pursuant to Directive 79/409/EEC. 2. Each Member State shall contribute to the creation of Natura 2000 in proportion to the representation within its territory of the natural habitat types and the habitats of species referred to in paragraph 1. To that effect each Member State shall designate, in accordance with Article 4, sites as special areas of conservation taking account of the objectives set out in paragraph 1. 3. Where they consider it necessary, Member States shall endeavour to improve the ecological coherence of Natura 2000 by maintaining, and where appropriate developing, features of the landscape which are of major importance for wild fauna and flora, as referred to in Article 10. Article 4 1. On the basis of the criteria set out in Annex III (Stage 1) and relevant scientific information, each Member State shall propose a list of sites indicating which natural habitat types in Annex I and which species in Annex II that are native to its territory the sites host. For animal species ranging over wide areas these sites shall correspond to the places within the natural range of such species which present the physical or biological factors essential to their life and reproduction. For aquatic species which range over wide areas, such sites will be proposed only where there is a clearly identifiable area representing the physical and biological factors essential to their life and reproduction. Where appropriate, Member States shall propose adaptation of the list in the light of the results of the surveillance referred to in Article 11. The list shall be transmitted to the Commission, within three years of the notification of this Directive, together with information on each site. That information shall include a map of the site, its name, location, extent and the data resulting from application of the criteria specified in Annex III (Stage 1) provided in a format established by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21. 2. On the basis of the criteria set out in Annex III (Stage 2) and in the framework both of each of the five biogeographical regions referred to in Article 1 (c) (iii) and of the whole of the territory referred to in Article 2 (1), the Commission shall establish, in agreement with each Member State, a draft list of sites of Community importance drawn from the Member States' lists identifying those which lost one or more priority natural habitat types or priority species. Member States whose sites hosting one or more priority natural habitat types and priority species represent more than 5 % of their national territory may, in agreement with the Commission, request that the criteria listed in Annex III (Stage 2) be applied more flexibly in selecting all the sites of Community importance in their territory. The list of sites selected as sites of Community importance, identifying those which host one or more priority natural habitat types or priority species, shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21. 3. The list referred to in paragraph 2 shall be established within six years of the notification of this Directive. 4. Once a site of Community importance has been adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 2, the Member State concerned shall designate that site as a special area of conservation as soon as possible and within six years at most, establishing priorities in the light of the importance of the sites for the maintenance or restoration, at a favourable conservation status, of a natural habitat type in Annex I or a species in Annex II and for the coherence of Natura 2000, and in the light of the threats of degradation or destruction to which those sites are exposed. 5. As soon as a site is placed on the list referred to in the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 it shall be subject to Article 6 (2), (3) and (4).

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Article 5 1. In exceptional cases where the Commission finds that a national list as referred to in Article 4 (1) fails to mention a site hosting a priority natural habitat type or priority species which, on the basis of relevant and reliable scientific information, it considers to be essential for the maintenance of that priority natural habitat type or for the survival of that priority species, a bilateral consultation procedure shall be initiated between that Member State and the Commission for the purpose of comparing the scientific data used by each. 2. If, on expiry of a consultation period not exceeding six months, the dispute remains unresolved, the Commission shall forward to the Council a proposal relating to the selection of the site as a site of Community importance. 3. The Council, acting unanimously, shall take a decision within three months of the date of referral. 4. During the consultation period and pending a Council decision, the site concerned shall be subject to Article 6 (2). Article 6 1. For special areas of conservation, Member States shall establish the necessary conservation measures involving, if need be, appropriate management plans specifically designed for the sites or integrated into other development plans, and appropriate statutory, administrative or contractual measures which correspond to the ecological requirements of the natural habitat types in Annex I and the species in Annex II present on the sites. 2. Member States shall take appropriate steps to avoid, in the special areas of conservation, the deterioration of natural habitats and the habitats of species as well as disturbance of the species for which the areas have been designated, in so far as such disturbance could be significant in relation to the objectives of this Directive. 3. Any plan or project not directly connected with or necessary to the management of the site but likely to have a significant effect thereon, either individually or in combination with other plans or projects, shall be subject to appropriate assessment of its implications for the site in view of the site's conservation objectives. In the light of the conclusions of the assessment of the implications for the site and subject to the provisions of paragraph 4, the competent national authorities shall agree to the plan or project only after having ascertained that it will not adversely affect the integrity of the site concerned and, if appropriate, after having obtained the opinion of the general public. 4. If, in spite of a negative assessment of the implications for the site and in the absence of alternative solutions, a plan or project must nevertheless be carried out for imperative reasons of overriding public interest, including those of a social or economic nature, the Member State shall take all compensatory measures necessary to ensure that the overall coherence of Natura 2000 is protected. It shall inform the Commission of the compensatory measures adopted. Where the site concerned hosts a priority natural habitat type and/or a priority species, the only considerations which may be raised are those relating to human health or public safety, to beneficial consequences of primary importance for the environment or, further to an opinion from the Commission, to other imperative reasons of overriding public interest. Article 7 Obligations arising under Article 6 (2), (3) and (4) of this Directive shall replace any obligations arising under the first sentence of Article 4 (4) of Directive 79/409/EEC in respect of areas classified pursuant to Article 4 (1) or similarly recognized under Article 4 (2) thereof, as from the date of implementation of this Directive or the date of classification or recognition by a Member State under Directive 79/409/EEC, where the latter date is later. Article 8 1. In parallel with their proposals for sites eligible for designation as special areas of conservation, hosting priority natural habitat types and/or priority species, the Member States shall send, as appropriate, to the Commission their estimates relating to the Community co-financing which they consider necessary to allow them to meet their obligations pursuant to Article 6 (1). 2. In agreement with each of the Member States concerned, the Commission shall identify, for sites of Community importance for which co-financing is sought, those measures essential for the maintenance or re-establishment at a favourable conservation status of the priority natural habitat types and priority species on the sites concerned, as well as the total costs arising from those measures. 3. The Commission, in agreement with the Member States concerned, shall assess the financing, including co-financing, required for the operation of the measures referred to in paragraph 2, taking into account, amongst other things, the concentration on the Member State's territory of priority natural habitat types and/or priority species and the relative burdens which the required measures entail. 4. According to the assessment referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, the Commission shall adopt, having regard to the available sources of funding under the relevant Community instruments and according to the procedure set out in Article 21, a prioritized action framework of measures involving co-financing to be taken when the site has been designated under Article 4 (4). 5. The measures which have not been retained in the action framework for lack of sufficient resources, as well as those included in the abovementioned action framework which have not received the necessary co-financing or have only been partially co-financed, shall be reconsidered in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 21, in the context of the two-yearly review of the action framework and may, in the maintime, be postponed by the Member States pending such review. This review shall take into account, as appropriate, the new situation of the site concerned. 6. In areas where the measures dependent on co-financing are postponed, Member States shall refrain from any new measures likely to result in deterioration of those areas.

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Article 9 The Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, shall periodically review the contribution of Natura 2000 towards achievement of the objectives set out in Article 2 and 3. In this context, a special area of conservation may be considered for declassification where this is warranted by natural developments noted as a result of the surveillance provided for in Article 11. Article 10 Member States shall endeavour, where they consider it necessary, in their land-use planning and development policies and, in particular, with a view to improving the ecological coherence af the Natura 2000 network, to encourage the management of features of the landscape which are of major importance for wild fauna and flora. Such features are those which, by virtue of their linear and continuous structure (such as rivers with their banks or the traditional systems for marking field boundaries) or their function as stepping stones (such as ponds or small woods), are essential for the migration, dispersal and genetic exchange of wild species. Article 11 Member States shall undertake surveillance of the conservation status of the natural habitats and species referred to in Article 2 with particular regard to priority natural habitat types and priority species. Protection of species Article 12 1. Member States shall take the requisite measures to establish a system of strict protection for the animal species listed in Annex IV (a) in their natural range, prohibiting: (a) all forms of deliberate capture or killing of specimens of these species in the wild; (b) deliberate disturbance of these species, particularly during the period of breeding, rearing, hibernation and migration; (c) deliberate destruction or taking of eggs from the wild; (d) deterioration or destruction of breeding sites or resting places. 2. For these species, Member States shall prohibit the keeping, transport and sale or exchange, and offering for sale or exchange, of specimens taken from the wild, except for those taken legally before this Directive is implemented. 3. The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 (a) and (b) and paragraph 2 shall apply to all stages of life of the animals to which this Article applies. 4. Member States shall establish a system to monitor the incidential capture and killing of the animal species listed in Annex IV (a). In the light of the information gathered, Member States shall take further research or conservation measures as required to ensure that incidental capture and killing does not have a significant negative impact on the species concerned. Article 13 1. Member States shall take the requisite measures to establish a system of strict protection for the plant species listed in Annex IV (b), prohibiting: (a) the deliberate picking, collecting, cutting, uprooting or destruction of such plants in their natural range in the wild; (b) the keeping, transport and sale or exchange and offering for sale or exchange of specimens of such species taken in the wild, except for those taken legally before this Directive is implemented. 2. The prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1 (a) and (b) shall apply to all stages of the biological cycle of the plants to which this Article applies. Article 14 1. If, in the light of the surveillance provided for in Article 11, Member States deem it necessary, they shall take measures to ensure that the taking in the wild of specimens of species of wild fauna and flora listed in Annex V as well as their exploitation is compatible with their being maintained at a favourable conservation status. 2. Where such measures are deemed necessary, they shall include continuation of the surveillance provided for in Article 11. Such measures may also include in particular: - regulations regarding access to certain property, - temporary or local prohibition of the taking of specimens in the wild and exploitation of certain populations, - regulation of the periods and/or methods of taking specimens, - application, when specimens are taken, of hunting and fishing rules which take account of the conservation of such populations, - establishment of a system of licences for taking specimens or of quotas, - regulation of the purchase, sale, offering for sale, keeping for sale or transport for sale of specimens, - breeding in captivity of animal species as well as artificial propagation of plant species, under strictly controlled conditions, with a view to reducing the taking of specimens of the wild, - assessment of the effect of the measures adopted.

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Article 15 In respect of the capture or killing of species of wild fauna listed in Annex V (a) and in cases where, in accordance with Article 16, derogations are applied to the taking, capture or killing of species listed in Annex IV (a), Member States shall prohibit the use of all indiscriminate means capable of causing local disappearance of, or serious disturbance to, populations of such species, and in particular: (a) use of the means of capture and killing listed in Annex VI (a); (b) any form of capture and killing from the modes of transport referred to in Annex VI (b). Article 16 1. Provided that there is no satisfactory alternative and the derogation is not detrimental to the maintenance of the populations of the species concerned at a favourable conservation status in their natural range, Member States may derogate from the provisions of Articles 12, 13, 14 and 15 (a) and (b): (a) in the interest of protecting wild fauna and flora and conserving natural habitats; (b) to prevent serious damage, in particular to crops, livestock, forests, fisheries and water and other types of property; (c) in the interests of public health and public safety, or for other imperative reasons of overriding public interest, including those of a social or economic nature and beneficial consequences of primary importance for the environment; (d) for the purpose of research and education, of repopulating and re-introducing these species and for the breedings operations necessary for these purposes, including the artificial propagation of plants; (e) to allow, under strictly supervised conditions, on a selective basis and to a limited extent, the taking or keeping of certain specimens of the species listed in Annex IV in limited numbers specified by the competent national authorities. 2. Member States shall forward to the Commission every two years a report in accordance with the format established by the Committee on the derogations applied under paragraph 1. The Commission shall give its opinion on these derogations within a maximum time limit of 12 months following receipt of the report and shall give an account to the Committee. 3. The reports shall specify: (a) the species which are subject to the derogations and the reason for the derogation, including the nature of the risk, with, if appropriate, a reference to alternatives rejected and scientific data used; (b) the means, devices or methods authorized for the capture or killing of animal species and the reasons for their use; (c) the circumstances of when and where such derogations are granted; (d) the authority empowered to declare and check that the required conditions obtain and to decide what means, devices or methods may be used, within what limits and by what agencies, and which persons are to carry but the task; (e) the supervisory measures used and the results obtained. Information Article 17 1. Every six years from the date of expiry of the period laid down in Article 23, Member States shall draw up a report on the implementation of the measures taken under this Directive. This report shall include in particular information concerning the conservation measures referred to in Article 6 (1) as well as evaluation of the impact of those measures on the conservation status of the natural habitat types of Annex I and the species in Annex II and the main results of the surveillance referred to in Article 11. The report, in accordance with the format established by the committee, shall be forwarded to the Commission and made accessible to the public. 2. The Commission shall prepare a composite report based on the reports referred to in paragraph 1. This report shall include an appropriate evaluation of the progress achieved and, in particular, of the contribution of Natura 2000 to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3. A draft of the part of the report covering the information supplied by a Member State shall be forwarded to the Member State in question for verification. After submission to the committee, the final version of the report shall be published by the Commission, not later than two years after receipt of the reports referred to in paragraph 1, and shall be forwarded to the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee. 3. Member States may mark areas designated under this Directive by means of Community notices designed for that purpose by the committee. Research Article 18 1. Member States and the Commission shall encourage the necessary research and scientific work having regard to the objectives set out in Article 2 and the obligation referred to in Article 11. They shall exchange information for the purposes of proper coordination of research carried out at Member State and at Community level. 2. Particular attention shall be paid to scientific work necessary for the implementation of Articles 4 and 10, and transboundary cooperative research between Member States shall be encouraged. 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Article 19 Such amendments as are necessary for adapting Annexes I, II, III, V and VI to technical and scientific progress shall be adopted by the Council acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission. Such amendments as are necessary for adapting Annex IV to technical and scientific progress shall be adopted by the Council acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission. Committee Article 20 The Commission shall be assisted by a committee consisting of representatives of the Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission. Article 21 1. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. 2. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the committee. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. If, on the expiry of three months from the date of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission. Supplementary provisions Article 22 In implementing the provisions of this Directive, Member States shall: (a) study the desirability of re-introducing species in Annex IV that are native to their territory where this might contribute to their conservation, provided that an investigation, also taking into account experience in other Member States or elsewhere, has established that such re-introduction contributes effectively to re-establishing these species at a favourable conservation status and that it takes place only after proper consultation of the public concerned; (b) ensure that the deliberate introduction into the wild of any species which is not native to their territory is regulated so as not to prejudice natural habitats within their natural range or the wild native fauna and flora and, if they consider it necessary, prohibit such introduction. The results of the assessment undertaken shall be forwarded to the committee for information; (c) promote education and general information on the need to protect species of wild fauna and flora and to conserve their habitats and natural habitats. Final provisions Article 23 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive within two years of its notification. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 2. When Member States adopt such measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States. 3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. Article 24 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 May 1992. For the Council The President, Arlindo Marques Cunha (1) OJ No C 247, 21. 9. 1988, p. 3 and OJ No C 195, 3. 8. 1990, p. 1. (2) OJ No C 75, 20. 3. 1991, p. 12. (3) OJ No C 31, 6. 2. 1991, p. 25. (4) OJ No C 328, 7. 12. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 103, 25. 4. 1979, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 91/244/ECC (OJ No L 115, 8. 5. 1991, p. 41).

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ANNEX 11:

LIST OF PROJECTS SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

ASSESSMENT:

A.- ANNEXES I AND II ACT 6/2001, dated 8th May, for modification of the

Legislative Royal Decree 1302/1986, dated 28th June, on Environmental Impact Assessment.

B.- ANNEXES I (Projects subject to EI Declaration) and II (Projects subject to EI Estimation) of Decree 162/1990, dated 15th October, of the GV Government Council by means of which the Regulation for execution of Act 2/1989, dated 3rd March on Environmental Impact is approved.

(TRANSCRIPTION OF SPANISH LEGISLATION)

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A.- TRANSCRIPTION OF SPANISH LEGISLATION: ACT 6/2001, DATED 8TH MAY, FOR MODIFICATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE ROYAL DECREE 1302/1986,

DATED 28TH JUNE, ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (STATE GAZETTE Nº 111 DATED 9/05/2001) ANNEXES I & II

ANEXO I: Proyectos contemplados en el apartado 1 del artículo 1: 1.” Los proyectos, públicos o privados,

consistentes en la realización de las obras, instalaciones o de cualquier otra actividad comprendida en el anexo I del presente Real Decreto legislativo deberán someterse a una EIA…”

Grupo 1. Agricultura, silvicultura, acuicultura y ganadería.

a. Las primeras repoblaciones forestales de más de 50 hectáreas, cuando entrañen riesgos de graves transformaciones ecológicas negativas.

b. Corta de arbolado con propósito de cambiar a otro tipo de uso del suelo, cuando no esté sometida a planes de ordenación y afecte a una superficie mayor de 20 hectáreas. No se incluye en este apartado la corta de cultivos arbóreos explotados a turno inferior a cincuenta años.

c. Proyectos para destinar terrenos incultos o áreas seminaturales a la explotación agrícola intensiva, que impliquen la ocupación de una superficie mayor de 100 hectáreas o mayor de 50 hectáreas en el caso de terrenos en los que la pendiente media sea igual o superior al 20 %.

d. Proyectos de gestión de recursos hídricos para la agricultura, con inclusión de proyectos de riego o de avenamientos de terrenos, cuando afecten a una superficie mayor de 100 hectáreas. No se incluyen los proyectos de consolidación y mejora de regadíos.

e. Instalaciones de ganadería intensiva que superen las siguientes capacidades: 1. 40.000 plazas para gallinas y otras aves.

2. 55.000 plazas para pollos. 3. 2.000 plazas para cerdos de engorde. 4. 750 plazas para cerdas de cría. 5. 2.000 plazas para ganado ovino y caprino. 6. 300 plazas para ganado vacuno de leche. 7. 600 plazas para vacuno de cebo. 8. 20.000 plazas para conejos.

Grupo 2. Industria extractiva.

a. Explotaciones y frentes de una misma autorización o concesión a cielo abierto de yacimientos minerales y demás recursos geológicos de las secciones A, B, C y D cuyo aprovechamiento está regulado por la Ley de Minas y normativa complementaria, cuando se dé alguna de las circunstancias siguientes:

1. Explotaciones en las que la superficie de terreno afectado supere las 25 hectáreas. 2. Explotaciones que tengan un movimiento total de tierras superior a 200.000 metros cúbicos/año. 3. Explotaciones que se realicen por debajo del nivel freático, tomando como nivel de referencia el más elevado entre las

oscilaciones anuales, o que pueden suponer una disminución de la recarga de acuíferos superficiales o profundos. 4. Explotaciones de depósitos ligados a la dinámica actual: fluvial, fluvio-glacial, litoral o eólica. Aquellos otros depósitos y

turberas que por su contenido en flora fósil puedan tener interés científico para la reconstrucción palinológica y paleoclimática Explotación de depósitos marinos.

5. Explotaciones visibles desde autopistas, autovías, carreteras nacionales y comarcales o núcleos urbanos superiores a 1.000 habitantes o situadas a distancias inferiores a 2 kilómetros de tales núcleos.

6. Explotaciones situadas en espacios naturales protegidos o en un área que pueda visualizarse desde cualquiera de sus límites establecidos, o que supongan un menoscabo a sus valores naturales.

7. Explotaciones de sustancias que puedan sufrir alteraciones por oxidación, hidratación, etc., y que induzcan, en límites superiores a los incluidos en las legislaciones vigentes, a acidez, toxicidad u otros parámetros en concentraciones tales que supongan riesgo para la salud humana o el medio ambiente, como las menas con sulfuros, explotaciones de combustibles sólidos, explotaciones que requieran tratamiento por lixiviación in situ y minerales radiactivos.

8. Explotaciones que se hallen ubicadas en terreno de dominio público hidráulico o en zona de policía de un cauce cuando se desarrollen en zonas especialmente sensibles, designadas en aplicación de las Directivas 79/409/CEE y 92/43/CEE, o en humedales incluidos en la lista del Convenio Ramsar.

9. Extracciones que, aun no cumpliendo ninguna de las condiciones anteriores, se sitúen a menos de 5 kilómetros de los límites del área que se prevea afectar por el laboreo y las instalaciones anexas de cualquier explotación o concesión minera a cielo abierto existente.

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b. Minería subterránea en las explotaciones en las que se dé alguna de las circunstancias siguientes: 1. Que su paragénesis pueda, por oxidación, hidratación o disolución, producir aguas ácidas o alcalinas que den lugar a

cambios en el pH o liberen iones metálicos o no metálicos que supongan una alteración del medio natural. 2. Que exploten minerales radiactivos. 3. Aquéllas cuyos minados se encuentren a menos de 1 kilómetro (medido en plano) de distancia de núcleos urbanos, que

puedan inducir riesgos por subsidencia. En todos los casos se incluyen todas las instalaciones y estructuras necesarias para el tratamiento del mineral, acopios

temporales o residuales de estériles de mina o del aprovechamiento mineralúrgico (escombreras, presas y balsas de agua o de estériles, plantas de machaqueo o mineralúrgicas, etc.).

c. Dragados: 1. Dragados fluviales cuando se realicen en tramos de cauces o zonas húmedas protegidas designadas en aplicación de las

Directivas 79/409/CEE y 92/43/CEE, o en humedales incluidos en la lista del Convenio Ramsar y cuando el volumen extraído sea superior a 20.000 m3/año.

2. Dragados marinos para la obtención de arena, cuando el volumen a extraer sea superior a 3.000.000 de m3/año. d. Extracción de petróleo y gas natural con fines comerciales, cuando la cantidad extraída sea superior a 500 toneladas por día

en el caso del petróleo y de 500.000 metros cúbicos por día en el caso del gas, por concesión.

Grupo 3. Industria energética.

a. Refinerías de petróleo bruto (con la exclusión de las empresas que produzcan únicamente lubricantes a partir de petróleo bruto), así como las instalaciones de gasificación y de licuefacción de, al menos, 500 toneladas de carbón de esquistos bituminosos (o de pizarra bituminosa) al día. b. Centrales térmicas y nucleares:

1. Centrales térmicas y otras instalaciones de combustión con potencia térmica de, al menos, 300 MW. 2. Centrales nucleares y otros reactores nucleares, incluidos el desmantelamiento o clausura definitiva de tales centrales

y reactores (con exclusión de las instalaciones de investigación para la producción y transformación de materiales fisionables y fértiles, cuya potencia máxima no supere 1 kW de carga térmica continua). Las centrales nucleares y otros reactores nucleares dejan de considerarse como tales instalaciones cuando la totalidad del combustible nuclear y de otros elementos radiactivamente contaminados haya sido retirada de modo definitivo del lugar de la instalación. c. Instalación de reproceso de combustibles nucleares irradiados. d. Instalaciones diseñadas para cualquiera de los siguientes fines:

1. La producción o enriquecimiento de combustible nuclear. 2. El tratamiento de combustible nuclear irradiado o de residuos de alta actividad. 3. El depósito final del combustible nuclear irradiado. 4. Exclusivamente el depósito final de residuos radiactivos. 5. Exclusivamente el almacenamiento (proyectado para un período superior a diez años) de combustibles nucleares

irradiados o de residuos radiactivos en un lugar distinto del de producción. e. Instalaciones industriales para la producción de electricidad, vapor y agua caliente con potencia térmica superior a 300MW. f. Tuberías para el transporte de gas y petróleo con un diámetro de más de 800 milímetros y una longitud superior a 40 km. g. Construcción de líneas aéreas para el transporte de energía eléctrica con un voltaje igual o superior a 220 kV y una longitud superior a 15 kilómetros. h. Instalaciones para el almacenamiento de productos petrolíferos mayores de 100.000 toneladas. i. Instalaciones para la utilización de la fuerza del viento para la producción de energía (parques eólicos) que tengan 50 o más aerogeneradores, o que se encuentren a menos de 2 kilómetros de otro parque eólico.

Grupo 4. Industria siderúrgica y del mineral. Producción y elaboración de metales.

a. Plantas siderúrgicas integrales. Instalaciones para la producción de metales en bruto no ferrosos a partir de minerales, de concentrados o de materias primas secundarias mediante procesos metalúrgicos, químicos o elecrolíticos. b. Instalaciones destinadas a la extracción de amianto, así como el tratamiento y transformación del amianto y de los productos que contienen amianto: para los productos de amianto-cemento, con una producción anual de más de 20.000 toneladas de productos acabados; para los usos del amianto como materiales de fricción, con una producción anual de más de 50 toneladas de productos acabados; para los demás usos del amianto, una utilización anual de más de 200 tns. c. Instalaciones para la producción de lingotes de hierro o de acero (fusión primaria o secundaria), incluidas las instalaciones de fundición continua de una capacidad de más de 2,5 toneladas por hora. d. Instalaciones para la elaboración de metales ferrosos en las que se realice alguna de las siguientes actividades:

1. Laminado en caliente con una capacidad superior a 20 toneladas de acero en bruto por hora. 2. Forjado con martillos cuya energía de impacto sea superior a 50 kilojulios por martillo y cuando la potencia térmica

utilizada sea superior a 20 MW. 3. Aplicación de capas protectoras de metal fundido con una capacidad de tratamiento de más de 2 tns de acero bruto/hora

e. Fundiciones de metales ferrosos con una capacidad de producción de más de 20 toneladas por día. f. Instalaciones para la fundición (incluida la aleación) de metales no ferrosos, con excepción de metales preciosos, incluidos

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los productos de recuperación (refinado, restos de fundición, etc.), con una capacidad de fusión de más de 4 toneladas para el plomo y el cadmio o 20 toneladas para todos los demás metales, por día.

g. Instalaciones para el tratamiento de la superficie de metales y materiales plásticos por proceso electrolítico o químico, cuando el volumen de las cubetas empleadas para el tratamiento sea superior a 30 metros cúbicos. h. Instalaciones de calcinación y de sinterizado de minerales metálicos, con capacidad superior a 5.000 tns/año de mineral procesado. i. Instalaciones para la fabricación de cemento o de clinker en hornos rotatorios, con una capacidad de producción superior a 500 tns diarias, o de clinker en hornos de otro tipo, con una capacidad de producción superior a 50 tns al día. Instalaciones dedicadas a la fabricación de cal en hornos rotatorios, con capacidad de producción superior a 50 tns/día. j. Instalaciones para la fabricación de vidrio, incluida la fibra de vidrio, con una capacidad de fusión superior a 20 tns/día. k. Instalaciones para la fundición de sustancias minerales, incluida la producción de fibras minerales, con una capacidad de fundición superior a 20 toneladas por día. l. Instalaciones para la fabricación de productos cerámicos mediante horneado, en particular, tejas, ladrillos, ladrillos refractarios, azulejos, gres o porcelana, con una capacidad de producción superior a 75 tns/día y/o una capacidad de horneado de más de 4 m3 y más de 300 kg por metro cúbico de densidad de carga por horno.

Grupo 5. Industria química, petroquímica, textil y papelera.

a. Instalaciones químicas integradas, es decir, instalaciones para la fabricación a escala industrial de sustancias mediante transformación química, en las que se encuentran yuxtapuestas varias unidades vinculadas funcionalmente entre sí, y que se utilizan para: 1. La producción de productos químicos orgánicos básicos.

2. La producción de productos químicos inorgánicos básicos. 3. La producción de fertilizantes a base de fósforo, nitrógeno o potasio (fertilizantes simples o compuestos). 4. La producción de productos fitosanitarios básicos y de biocidas. 5. La producción de productos farmacéuticos básicos mediante un proceso químico o biológico. 6. La producción de explosivos.

b. Tuberías para el transporte de productos químicos con un diámetro de más de 800 mm y una longitud superior a 40 km c. Instalaciones para el almacenamiento de productos petroquímicos o químicos, con una capacidad de, al menos, 200.000 tn d. Plantas para el tratamiento previo (operaciones tales como el lavado, blanqueo, mercerización) o para el teñido de fibras o productos textiles cuando la capacidad de tratamiento supere las 10 toneladas diarias. e. Las plantas para el curtido de pieles y cueros cuando la capacidad de tratamiento supere las 12 toneladas de productos acabados por día. f. Plantas industriales para: 1. La producción de pasta de papel a partir de madera o de otras materias fibrosas similares. 2. La producción de papel y cartón, con una capacidad de producción superior a 200 toneladas diarias. g. Instalaciones de producción y tratamiento de celulosa con una capacidad de producción superior a 20 toneladas diarias.

Grupo 6. Proyectos de infraestructuras.

a. Carreteras: 1. Construcción de autopistas y autovías, vías rápidas y carreteras convencionales de nuevo trazado. 2. Actuaciones que modifiquen el trazado de autopistas, autovías, vías rápidas y carreteras convencionales preexistentes en una longitud continuada de más de 10 kilómetros. 3. Ampliación de carreteras convencionales que impliquen su transformación en autopista, autovía o carretera de doble calzada en una longitud continuada de más de 10 kilómetros.

b. Construcción de líneas de ferrocarril para tráfico de largo recorrido. c. Construcción de aeropuertos con pistas de despegue y aterrizaje de una longitud de, al menos, 2.100 metros. d. Puertos comerciales, pesqueros o deportivos. e. Espigones y pantalanes para carga y descarga conectados a tierra que admitan barcos de arqueo superior a 1.350 tns f. Obras costeras destinadas a combatir la erosión y obras marítimas que puedan alterar la costa, por ejemplo, por la construcción de diques, malecones, espigones y otras obras de defensa contra el mar, excluidos el mantenimiento y

la reconstrucción de tales obras, cuando estas estructuras alcancen una profundidad de, al menos, 12 metros con respecto a la bajamar máxima viva equinoccial.

Grupo 7. Proyectos de ingeniería hidráulica y de gestión del agua.

a. Presas y otras instalaciones destinadas a retener el agua o almacenarla permanentemente cuando el volumen nuevo o adicional de agua almacenada sea superior a 10.000.000 de metros cúbicos. b. Proyectos para la extracción de aguas subterráneas ola recarga artificial de acuíferos, si el volumen anual de agua extraída o aportada es igual o superior a 10.000.000 de metros cúbicos. c. Proyectos para el trasvase de recursos hídricos entre cuencas fluviales, excluidos los trasvases de agua potable por

tubería, en cualquiera de los siguientes casos: 1. Que el trasvase tenga por objeto evitarla posible escasez de agua y el volumen de agua trasvasada sea superior a

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100.000.000 de metros cúbicos al año. 2. Que el flujo medio plurianual de la cuenca de la extracción supere los 2.000.000.000 de metros cúbicos al año y el

volumen de agua trasvasada supere el 5 % de dicho flujo. 3. En todos los demás casos, cuando alguna de las obras que constituye el trasvase figure entre las comprendidas en

este anexo I. d. Plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales cuya capacidad sea superior a 150.000 habitantes-equivalentes. e. Perforaciones profundas para el abastecimiento de agua cuando el volumen de agua extraída sea superior a 10.000.000 m3

Grupo 8. Proyectos de tratamiento y gestión de residuos.

a. Instalaciones de incineración de residuos peligrosos definidos en el artículo 3.c) de la Ley 10/1998, de 21 de abril, de Residuos, así como las de eliminación de dichos residuos mediante depósito en vertedero, depósito de seguridad o tratamiento químico (como se define en el epígrafe D9 del anexo HA de la Directiva 75/442/CEE, del Consejo, de 1 5 de julio, relativa a los residuos). b. Instalaciones de incineración de residuos no peligrosos o de eliminación de dichos residuos mediante tratamiento químico (como define el epígrafe D9 del anexo HA de la Directiva 75/442/CEE), con una capacidad superior a 100 tns diarias. c. Vertederos de residuos no peligrosos que reciban más de 10 toneladas por día o que tengan una capacidad total de más de 25.000 toneladas, excluidos los vertederos de residuos inertes.

Grupo 9. Otros proyectos.

a. Transformaciones de uso del suelo que impliquen eliminación de la cubierta vegetal arbustiva, cuando dichas transformaciones afecten a superficies superiores a 100 hectáreas. b. Los siguientes proyectos correspondientes a actividades listadas en el anexo I que, no alcanzando los valores de los umbrales establecidos en el mismo, se desarrollen en zonas especialmente sensibles, designadas en aplicación de la Directiva 79/409/CEE, del Consejo, de 2 de abril, relativa a la conservación de la aves silvestres, y de la Directiva 92/43/CEE, del Consejo, de 21 de mayo, relativa a la conservación de los hábitats naturales y de la fauna y flora silvestres, o en humedales incluidos en la lista del Convenio de Ramsar: 1. Primeras repoblaciones forestales cuando entrañen riesgos de graves transformaciones ecológicas negativas. 2. Proyectos para destinar terrenos incultos o áreas seminaturales a la explotación agrícola intensiva que impliquen la ocupación de una superficie mayor de 10 hectáreas. 3. Proyectos de gestión de recursos hídricos para la agricultura, con inclusión de proyectos de riego o de avenamiento de terrenos, cuando afecten a una superficie mayor de 10 hectáreas. 4. Transformaciones de uso del suelo que impliquen eliminación de la cubierta vegetal cuando dichas

transformaciones afecten a superficies superiores a 10 hectáreas. 5. Concentraciones parcelarias. 6. Explotaciones y frentes de una misma autorización o concesión a cielo abierto de yacimientos minerales y demás

recursos geológicos de las secciones A, B, C y D, cuyo aprovechamiento está regulado por la Ley de Minas y normativa complementaria, cuando la superficie de terreno afectado por la explotación supere las 2,5 hectáreas o la explotación se halle ubicada en terreno de dominio público hidráulico, o en la zona de policía de un cauce.

7. Tuberías para el transporte de productos químicos y para el transporte de gas y petróleo con un diámetro de más de 800 milímetros y una longitud superior a 10 kilómetros.

8. Líneas aéreas para el transporte de energía eléctrica con una longitud superior a 3 kilómetros. 9. Parques eólicos que tengan más de 10 aerogeneradores.

10. Plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales. c. Los proyectos que se citan a continuación, cuando se desarrollen en zonas especialmente sensibles, designadas en aplicación de las Directivas 79/409/CEE y 92/43/CEE o en humedales incluidos en la lista del Convenio de Ramsar:

1. Instalaciones para la producción de energía hidroeléctrica. 2. Construcción de aeródromos. 3. Proyectos de urbanizaciones y complejos hoteleros fuera de las zonas urbanas y construcciones asociadas, incluida la construcción de centros comerciales y de aparcamientos. 4. Pistas de esquí, remontes y teleféricos y construcciones asociadas. 5. Parques temáticos. 6. Vertederos de residuos no peligrosos no incluidos en el grupo 8 de este anexo I, así como de residuos inertes

que ocupen más de 1 hectárea de superficie medida en verdadera magnitud. 7. Obras de encauzamiento y proyectos de defensa de cursos naturales. 8. Instalaciones de conducción de agua a larga distancia cuando la longitud sea mayor de 10 kilómetros y la

capacidad máxima de conducción sea superior a 5 metros cúbicos/segundo. 9. Concentraciones parcelarias.

Nota: el fraccionamiento de proyectos de igual naturaleza y realizados en el mismo espacio físico no impedirá la aplicación de los umbrales establecidos en este anexo, a cuyos efectos se acumularán las magnitudes o dimensiones de cada uno de los proyectos considerados.

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ANEXO II: Proyectos contemplados en el apartado 2 del artículo 1: “Los proyectos públicos o privados, consistentes en la realización de las obras, instalaciones o de cualquier otra actividad comprendida en el anexo II de este Real Decreto legislativo sólo deberán someterse a una evaluación de impacto ambiental en la forma prevista en esta disposición, cuando así lo decida el órgano ambiental en cada caso. La decisión, que debe ser motivada y pública, se ajustará a los criterios establecidos en el Anexo III”:

Grupo 1. Agricultura, silvicultura, acuicultura y ganadería.

a. Proyectos de concentración parcelaria (excepto los incluidos en el anexo I). b. Primeras repoblaciones forestales cuando entrañen riesgos de graves transformaciones ecológicas negativas

(proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I). c. Proyectos de gestión de recursos hídricos para la agricultura, con inclusión de proyectos de riego o de avenamiento de terrenos cuando afecten a una superficie mayor de 10 hectáreas (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I), o bien proyectos de consolidación y mejora de regadíos de más de 100 hectáreas. d. Proyectos para destinar áreas seminaturales a la explotación agrícola intensiva no incluidos en el anexo I. e. Instalaciones para la acuicultura intensiva que tenga una capacidad de producción superior a 500 tns/año. Grupo 2. Industrias de productos alimenticios.

a. Instalaciones industriales para la elaboración de grasas y aceites vegetales y animales, siempre que en la instalación se den de forma simultánea las circunstancias siguientes:

1. Que esté situada fuera de polígonos industriales. 2. Que se encuentre a menos de 500 metros de una zona residencial. 3. Que ocupe una superficie de, al menos, 1 hectárea.

b. Instalaciones industriales para el envasado y enlatado de productos animales y vegetales. Instalaciones cuya materia prima sea animal, exceptuada la leche, con una capacidad de producción superior a 75 toneladas por día de productos acabados, e instalaciones cuya materia prima sea vegetal con una capacidad de producción superior a 300 toneladas por día de productos acabados (valores medios trimestrales).

c. Instalaciones industriales para fabricación de productos lácteos, siempre que la instalación reciba una cantidad de leche superior a 200 toneladas por día (valor medio anual). d. Instalaciones industriales para la fabricación de cerveza y malta, siempre que en la instalación se den de forma simultánea las circunstancias siguientes: 1. Que esté situada fuera de polígonos industriales.

2. Que se encuentre a menos de 500 metros de una zona residencial. 3. Que ocupe una superficie de, al menos, 1 hectárea.

e. Instalaciones industriales para la elaboración de confituras y almíbares, siempre que en la instalación se den de forma simultánea las circunstancias siguientes: 1. Que esté situada fuera de polígonos industriales. 2. Que se encuentre a menos de 500 metros de una zona residencial. 3. Que ocupe una superficie de, al menos, 1 hectárea. f. Instalaciones para el sacrificio y/o despiece de animales con una capacidad de producción de canales superior a 50 tns/día. g.Instalaciones industriales para la fabricación de féculas, siempre que se den de forma simultánea las circunstancias siguientes:

1. Que esté situada fuera de polígonos industriales. 2. Que se encuentre a menos de 500 metros de una zona residencial. 3. Que ocupe una superficie de, al menos, 1 hectárea.

h. Instalaciones industriales para la fabricación de harina de pescado y aceite de pescado, siempre que en la instalación se den de forma simultánea las circunstancias siguientes:

1. Que esté situada fuera de polígonos industriales. 2. Que se encuentre a menos de 500 metros de una zona residencial. 3. Que ocupe una superficie de, al menos, 1 hectárea.

i. Azucareras con una capacidad de tratamiento de materia prima superior a las 300 toneladas diarias.

Grupo 3. Industria extractiva.

a. Perforaciones profundas, con excepción de las perforaciones para investigar la estabilidad de los suelos, en particular: 1. Perforaciones geotérmicas. 2. Perforaciones para el almacenamiento de residuos nucleares. 3. Perforaciones para el abastecimiento de agua. b. Instalaciones industriales en el exterior para la extracción de carbón, petróleo, gas natural, minerales y pizarras

bituminosas. c. Instalaciones industriales en el exterior y en el Interior para la gasificación del carbón y pizarras bituminosas.

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d. Dragados marinos para la obtención de arena (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I). e. Explotaciones (no incluidas en el anexo I) que se hallen ubicadas en terreno de dominio público hidráulico para extracciones superiores a 20.000 m3/año o en zona de policía de cauces y su superficie sea mayor de 5 hectáreas. f. Dragados fluviales (no incluidos en el anexo I) cuando el volumen de producto extraído sea superior a 100.000 m3. Grupo 4. Industria energética. a. Instalaciones industriales para el transporte de gas, vapor y agua caliente; transporte de energía eléctrica mediante líneas aéreas (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I), que tengan una longitud superior a 3 kilómetros. b. Fabricación industrial de briquetas de hulla y de lignito. c. Instalaciones para la producción de energía hidroeléctrica (cuando, según lo establecido en el anexo I, no lo exija cualquiera de las obras que constituyen la instalación). d. Instalaciones de oleoductos y gasoductos (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I), excepto en suelo urbano, que tengan una longitud superior a 10 kilómetros. e. Almacenamiento de gas natural sobre el terreno. Tanques con capacidad unitaria superior a 200 toneladas. f. Almacenamiento subterráneo de gases combustibles. Instalaciones con capacidad superior a 100 metros cúbicos. g. Instalaciones para el procesamiento y almacenamiento de residuos radiactivos (que no estén incluidas en el anexo I). h. Parques eólicos no incluidos en el anexo I. i. Instalaciones industriales para la producción de electricidad, vapor y agua caliente con potencia térmica superior a 100MW. Grupo 5. Industria siderúrgica y del mineral. Producción y elaboración de metales. a. Hornos de coque (destilación seca del carbón). b. Instalaciones para la producción de amianto y para la fabricación de productos basados en el amianto (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I). c. Instalaciones para la fabricación de fibras minerales artificiales. d. Astilleros. e. Instalaciones para la construcción y reparación de aeronaves. f. Instalaciones para la fabricación de material ferroviario. g. Instalaciones para la fabricación y montaje de vehículos de motor y fabricación de motores para vehículos. h. Embutido de fondo mediante explosivos o expansores del terreno. Grupo 6. Industria química, petroquímica, textil y papelera. a. Tratamiento de productos intermedios y producción de productos químicos. b. Producción de pesticidas y productos farmacéuticos, pinturas y barnices, elastómeros y peróxidos. c. Instalaciones de almacenamiento de productos petroquímicos y químicos (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I). d. Fabricación y tratamiento de productos a base de elastómeros. Grupo 7. Proyectos de infraestructuras. a. Proyectos de zonas industriales. b. Proyectos de urbanizaciones y complejos hoteleros fuera de las zonas urbanas y construcciones asociadas, incluida la construcción de centros comerciales y de aparcamientos (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I). c. Construcción de líneas de ferrocarril, de instalaciones de transbordo intermodal y de terminales intermodales (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I). d. Construcción de aeródromos (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I). e. Obras de alimentación artificial de playas cuyo volumen de aportación de arena supere los 500.000 metros cúbicos o bien que requieran la construcción de diques o espigones (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I). f. Tranvías, metros aéreos y subterráneos, líneas suspendidas o líneas similares de un determinado tipo, que sirvan exclusiva o principalmente para el transporte de pasajeros. Grupo 8. Proyectos de ingeniería hidráulica y de gestión del agua. a. Extracción de aguas subterráneas o recarga de acuíferos cuando el volumen anual de agua extraíde o aportada sea superior a 1.000.000 de metros cúbicos (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I). b. Proyectos para el trasvase de recursos hídricos entre cuencas fluviales cuando el volumen de agua trasvasada sea superior a 5.000.000 de metros cúbicos. Se exceptúan los trasvases de agua potable por tubería o la reutilización directa de aguas depuradas (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I). c. Construcción de vías navegables, puertos de navegación Interior, obras de encauzamiento y proyectos de defensa de cauces y márgenes cuando la longitud total del tramo afectado sea superior a 2 kilómetros y no se encuentran entre los

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supuestos contemplados en el anexo I. Se exceptúan aquellas actuaciones que se ejecuten para evitar el riesgo en zona urbana

d. Plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales superiores a 10.000 habitantes-equivalentes, e. Instalaciones de desalación o desalobración de agua con un volumen nuevo o adicional superior a 3.000 m3/día f. Instalaciones de conducción de agua a larga distancia cuando la longitud sea mayor de 40 kilómetros y la capacidad máxima de conducción sea superior a 5 metros cúbicos/segundo (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I). g. Presas y otras instalaciones destinadas a retener el agua o almacenarla, siempre que se dé alguno de los ss supuestos: 1. Grandes presas según se definen en el Reglamento técnico de seguridad de presas y embalses, cuando no se encuentren incluidas en el anexo I. 2. Otras instalaciones destinadas a retener el agua, no incluidas en el apartado anterior, con capacidad de almacenamiento, nuevo o adicional, superior a 200.000 metros cúbicos. Grupo 9. Otros proyectos. a. Pistas permanentes de carreras y de pruebas para vehículos motorizados. b. Instalaciones de eliminación de residuos no incluidas en el anexo I. c. Depósitos de Iodos. d. Instalaciones de almacenamiento de chatarra, incluidos vehículos desechados e instalaciones de desguace. e. Instalaciones o bancos de prueba de motores, turbinas o reactores. f. Instalaciones para la recuperación o destrucción de sustancias explosivas. g. Pistas de esquí, remontes y teleféricos y construcciones asociadas (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I). h. Campamentos permanentes para tiendas de campaña o caravanas. i. Parques temáticos (proyectos no incluidos en el anexo I). j. Recuperación de tierras al mar. k. Cualquier cambio o ampliación de los proyectos que figuran en los anexos I y II, ya autorizados, ejecutados o en proceso de ejecución que puedan tener efectos adversos significativos sobre el medio ambiente, es decir, cuando se produzca alguna de las incidencias siguientes:

1. Incremento significativo de las emisiones a la atmósfera. 2. Incremento significativo de los vertidos a cauces públicos o al litoral. 3. Incremento significativo de la generación de residuos. 4. Incremento significativo en la utilización de recursos naturales. 5. Afección a áreas de especial protección designadas en aplicación de las Directivas 79/409/CEE y 92/43/CEE, o a

humedales incluidos en la lista del Convenio Ramsar. l. Los proyectos del anexo I que sirven exclusiva o principalmente para desarrollar o ensayar nuevos métodos o productos y que no se utilicen por más de dos años. Nota: el fraccionamiento de proyectos de igual naturaleza y realizados en el mismo espacio físico no impedirá la aplicación de los

umbrales establecidos en este anexo, a cuyos efectos se acumularán las magnitudes o dimensiones de cada uno de los proyectos considerados.

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B. TRANSCRIPTION OF SPANISH LEGISLATION: DECREE 162/1990, DATED 15TH OCTOBER, OF THE GV GOVERNMENT COUNCIL, BY MEANS OF WHICH THE REGULATION FOR EXECUTION OF ACT 2/1989, DATED 3RD MARCH ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IS APPROVED (DOGV Nº 1412 DATED 20.10.1990) ANNEXES I PROJECTS SUBJECT TO EI DECLARATION) AND II (PROJECTS SUBJECT TO EI ESTIMATION) ANEXO I: (Proyectos sometidos a Declaración de Impacto Ambiental): Especificaciones relativas a las obras,

instalaciones o actividades comprendidas en el anexo de la Ley de la Generalitat Valenciana 2/1989, de 3 de marzo, de impacto ambiental:

1. Agricultura y zoología

a) Planes y proyectos de colonización rural.

a.1. Concentraciones parcelarias de terrenos de cultivo en secano, con superficie superior a 100 hectáreas. a.2. Reparcelaciones y asentamientos de colonos. a.3. Transformaciones de secano a regadío, en superficie superior a 100 hectáreas.

b) Proyectos de transformación a cultivo de terrenos seminaturales, naturales o incultos, cuando la superficie a transformar sea superior a 25 hectáreas o a 10 hectáreas en pendiente igual o superior al 15 por 100.

c) Repoblaciones forestales. Se entenderá por repoblaciones todas las plantaciones o siembras de especies forestales sobre suelos que durante los últimos cincuenta años no hayan estado sensiblemente cubiertos por árboles de las mismas especies que las que se trate de introducir, y todas aquellas que pretendan ejecutarse sobre terrenos que en los últimos diez años hayan estado desarbolados.

d) Intervenciones sobre suelos y vegetación que no estén directamente asociadas con su conservación y mejora a medio y largo plazo o con el ordenado aprovechamiento que garantice la persistencia del recurso. e) Planes de corrección hidrológico-forestal. f) Núcleos zoológicos: zoos y safaris. g) Piscifactorías y otros cultivos acuáticos, siempre que tengan más de 100 toneladas de carga. h) Proyectos de instalaciones ganaderas en las que concurran algunas de las siguientes circunstancias:

- Instalaciones de ganado vacuno con capacidad superior a 175 plazas de vacuno mayor, de aptitud cárnica o lechera. - Instalaciones con capacidad superior a 300 plazas de vacuno de engorde. - Instalaciones de ganado caprino u ovino con capacidad superior a 1.000 plazas. - Instalaciones de ganado porcino con capacidad superior a 350 plazas de reproductores en ciclo cerrado, o cebaderos de más de 800 plazas. - Instalaciones avícolas o cunícolas con capacidad superior a 20.000 plazas. i) Construcción de caminos rurales, de nuevo trazado, cuando hayan de discurrir por terrenos naturales, seminaturales o

incultos, situados en zonas boscosas o en laderas de montes. j) Instalaciones de industrias agroalimentarias. - Mataderos con capacidad superior a 1.000 toneladas/año. - Instalaciones de descuartizamiento de animales con capacidad superior a 4.000 toneladas/año. - Tratamiento de cuerpos, materias y despojos de animales en estado fresco con vistas a la extracción de cuerpos grasos. k) Proyectos de transformaciones a campos de golf de terrenos seminaturales, naturales o incultos., l) Transformaciones de uso del suelo que impliquen eliminación de la cubierta vegetal arbustiva o arbórea y supongan riesgo

potencial para las infraestructuras de interés general de la Nación y, en todo caso, cuando dichas transformaciones afecten a superficies superiores a 100 hectáreas.

2. Energía.

a) Extracción, preparación y aglomeración de combustibles sólidos (hulla, antracita y lignito) y coquerías. b) Extracción de crudos del petróleo. c) Refino de petróleo. d) Extracción y depuración de gas natural. e) Extracción de pizarras bituminosas. f) Producción de energía hidroeléctrica, termoeléctrica y nuclear, con excepción de la producida con grupos electrógenos. g) Transporte y distribución de energía eléctrica cuando el transporte no salga del territorio de la Comunidad Valenciana y el aprovechamiento de su distribución no afecte a cualquier otra Comunidad Autónoma,

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siempre que concurra alguna de las circunstancias siguientes: - Cuando la tensión nominal entre fases sea igual o superior a 132 kv. - Cuando se trate de líneas de alta tensión que atraviesen en todo o en parte Parques o Parajes

Naturales, u otros Espacios Naturales Protegidos mediante Decreto de la Generalitat Valenciana. 3. Extracción y transformación de minerales no energéticos y productos derivados. Industrias químicas. a) Extracción y preparación de mineral de hierro y metálicos no ferrosos. b) Producción y primera transformación de metales.

- Siderurgia integral. - Del aluminio, cobre y otros metales no ferrosos.

c) Extracción de minerales no metálicos ni energéticos. c.1. Materiales de construcción (sustancias arcillosas, rocas y pizarras, elaboración de áridos por machaqueo, yesos,

rocas ornamentales). c.2. Amianto, así como su tratamiento y transformación y la de los productos que contienen amianto, siempre que concurra alguna de las siguientes circunstancias:

- Para los productos de amianto-cemento, una producción anual de más de 20.000 toneladas de productos terminados.

- Para las guarniciones de fricción, una producción anual de más de 50 toneladas de productos terminados. - Para otras utilizaciones de amianto, una utilización de más de 200 toneladas por año. c.3. Sales potásicas, fosfatos y nitratos. c.4. Sal común (sal marina y de manantial y sal gema). c.5. Piritas y azufre. c.6. Turbas. d) Industrias de productos minerales no metálicos.

- Fabricación de cementos. e) Instalaciones químicas integradas.

4. Industrias transformadoras de los metales

a) Fundiciones. b) Construcción de vehículos automóviles. c) Construcción de buques.

5. Otras industrias manufactureras:

Fabricación de pasta papelera. 6. Recuperación y/o eliminación de productos y su almacenamiento

a) Instalaciones de tratamiento y/o eliminación de desechos y residuos sólidos urbanos. b) Plantas depuradoras de aguas, de nueva construcción y sus modificaciones, situadas en terrenos seminaturales, naturales o

incultos clasificados como suelo no urbanizable, cuando se proyecten para más de 100.000 habitantes equivalentes, así como el sistema de colectores correspondiente, salvo en los casos que desarrollen características y trazado recogidos en instrumentos de ordenación del territorio con DIA positiva.

Emisarios submarinos y su ampliación. c) Desguace y/o almacenamiento de chatarra. d) Instalaciones de eliminación y/o tratamiento de residuos tóxicos y peligrosos por incineración, tratamiento físico y/o químico, o almacenamiento en tierra. e) Plantas de almacenamiento y/o tratamiento de residuos radioactivos.

7. Transportes por tubería (acueductos, oleoductos y gaseoductos) de nueva construcción, cuyo itinerario transcurra

íntegramente en el territorio de la Comunidad Valenciana, cuando discurran por terrenos seminaturales, naturales o incultos clasificados como suelo no urbanizable, salvo en los casos que desarrollen trazados recogidos en instrumentos de ordenación del territorio con Declaración de Impacto Ambiental positiva.

8. Proyectos de infraestructura.

a) Construcción de autopistas, autovías, carreteras, vías públicas o privadas de comunicación y líneas de ferrocarril de nueva

planta cuyo itinerario se desarrolle íntegramente en el territorio de la Comunidad Valenciana, salvo en los casos que desarrollen trazados y características recogidos en instrumentos de ordenación del territorio o en Estudios Informativos de

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carreteras con Declaración positiva de Impacto Ambiental, y en los casos de construcción de líneas de tranvía cuyo trazado discurra íntegramente por suelo urbano.

b) Construcción y/o ampliación de aeropuertos y helipuertos que no sean de interés general y aeropuertos de uso particular. c) Construcción y/o ampliación de puertos de refugio, deportivos y de pesca que no sean de interés general, siempre que la

ampliación exceda de su delimitación actual y suponga una ganancia de terrenos al mar superior al 5% de su superficie actual, salvo en los casos que desarrollen actuaciones contempladas en Planes de Ordenación con Declaración positiva de Impacto Ambiental.

Planes de Ordenación de las zonas de servicio de los puertos, cuando contemplen obras descritas en el párrafo anterior. Vías navegables cuyo itinerario discurra íntegramente en el territorio de la Comunidad Valenciana. d) Realización de obras de regeneración y defensa de la costa. e) Presas y embalses de riego, siempre que concurra alguna de las siguientes circunstancias:

- Que su capacidad de embalse sea superior a cincuenta mil metros cúbicos. - Que la altura de muros o diques sea superior a seis metros desde la rasante del terreno.

f) Obras de canalización y/o regularización de cursos de agua, cuando discurran en terrenos seminaturales, naturales o incultos, clasificados como suelo no urbanizable, salvo en los casos que desarrollen trazados recogidos en instrumentos de ordenación del territorio con Declaración positiva de Impacto Ambiental o cuando constituyan conservación o mejora de las actualmente existentes, sin modificar su trazado.

g) Instrumentos de ordenación del territorio: Planes de Ordenación del Territorio, Planes de Acción Territorial, Programas de Ordenación del Territorio y Proyectos de Ejecución del Plan de Ordenación del Territorio de Coordinación. Planes Generales Municipales de Ordenación Urbana y Normas Complementarias y Subsidiarias del Planeamiento,

así como sus modificaciones y revisiones que afecten a suelos no urbanizables o supongan alteración o implantación de uso global industrial en suelo urbanizable. 9. Cualquier otro proyecto o actividad que mediante Decreto del Consell de la Generalitat Valenciana se considere que directa o indirectamente pueda tener efectos sobre la salud, el bienestar humano o el entorno. ANEXO II: Actividades sujetas a Estimación de Impacto Ambiental 1. Agricultura y zoología a) Planes y proyectos de colonización rural.

a.1. Concentraciones parcelarías de terrenos de cultivo en secano, con superficie comprendida entre 25 y 100 Has. a.2. Transformaciones de secano a regadío, con superficie comprendida entre 25 y 100 hectáreas.

b) Proyectos de transformación a cultivo de terrenos seminaturales, naturales o incultos, cuando se refieran a superficies comprendidas entre 5 y 25 hectáreas y en cualquier caso en pendientes iguales o superiores al 15 por 100. c) Proyectos que desarrollen sectorial o puntualmente planes globales que hayan sido objeto de Declaración Ambiental positiva. d) Piscifactorías y otros cultivos acuáticos, que tengan entre 25 y 100 toneladas de carga. e) Proyectos de instalaciones ganaderas en las que concurran las siguientes circunstancias:

- Instalaciones de ganado vacuno con capacidad comprendida entre 75 y 175 plazas de vacuno mayor, de aptitud cárnica o lechera.

- Instalaciones de ganado vacuno de engorde con capacidad comprendida entre 100 y 300 plazas de vacuno de engorde.

- Instalaciones de ganado ovino o caprino con capacidad comprendida entre 500 y 1.000 plazas. - Instalaciones de ganado porcino con capacidad comprendida entre 200 y 350 plazas de reproductores en ciclo

cerrado, o cebaderos con capacidad comprendida entre 400 y 800 plazas. - Instalaciones avícolas o cunícolas con capacidad comprendida entre 10.000 y 20.000 plazas.

f) Instalaciones de industrias agroalimentarias. - Instalaciones de descuartizamiento de animales con capacidad comprendida entre 1.000 y 4.000 toneladas/año. - Cervecerías y malterías. - Azucareras. - Fabricación de harina de huesos y gluten de pieles. - Producción de harina de pescado y extracción y tratamiento del aceite del pescado. - Fabricación de piensos compuestos.

2. Energía Transporte y distribución de energía eléctrica cuando el transporte no salga del territorio de la Comunidad Valenciana y el aprovechamiento de su distribución no afecte a otra Comunidad Autónoma, siempre que se dé alguna de las circunstancias siguientes:

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- Que la tensión nominal entre fases esté comprendida entre 66 y 132 Kv. - Que se trate de líneas de alta tensión que atraviesen en todo o en parte bosques o masas de arbolado. 3. Proyectos de infraestructura.

a) Proyectos que desarrollen sectorial o puntualmente planes globales que hayan sido objeto de Declaración Ambiental positiva. b) Actuaciones en materias de vías de comunicación, exceptuadas las de conservación y mantenimiento, para las que se exija

información pública en su legislación sectorial. c) Presas y embalses de riego, siempre que concurra alguna de las circunstancias siguientes:

- Su capacidad esté comprendida entre 20.000 y 50.000 metros cúbicos. - La altura de diques o muros esté comprendida entre 4 y 6 metros.

d) Depósitos de agua de nueva construcción, siempre que se dé alguna de las circunstancias siguientes: - En los superficiales, que su capacidad sea superior a 9.000 metros cúbicos y que estén situados en terrenos naturales,

seminaturales o incultos, clasificados como suelo no urbanizable. - En los elevados, que su capacidad sea superior a 5.000 metros cúbicos, con altura superior a 9 metros, y que estén

situados en terrenos naturales, seminaturales o incultos, clasificados como suelo no urbanizable. e) Plantas depuradoras de aguas de nueva construcción así como el sistema de colectores correspondientes, cuando se proyecten para unos parámetros comprendidos entre 10.000 y 100.000 habitantes equivalentes. f) La instalación, ampliación o reforma de industrias o actividades generadoras o importadoras de residuos tóxicos o peligrosos o manipuladoras de productos de los que pudiera derivarse residuos del indicado carácter. g) Instalaciones de tratamiento y eliminación de residuos inertes, así como su ampliación. h) Proyectos de urbanización de planes parciales de uso industrial, que desarrollen Planes Generales de Ordenación Urbana o Normas Subsidiarias y Complementarias del Planeamiento no sometidos a Evaluación o Estimación de Impacto Ambiental. 4. Instrumentos de ordenación del territorio. a) Instrumentos de ordenación urbanística que desarrollen planeamiento de rango superior cuando así lo exija éste expresamente. b) Salvo en suelo urbano, Planes Especiales Autónomos y sus modificaciones. c) Planes Especiales de conservación de bellezas naturales, de protección del paisaje, de conservación y mejora del medio rural, y de protección de huertas, cultivos y espacios forestales.