Focus on the environmental assessment of industrial, construction or development projects

The principle of prevention is central to environmental law. It requires the prevention of the attacks that any activity is likely to cause to the environment. Because of their potential impacts, the implementation of certain industrial, construction or development projects must be preceded by an environmental impact study.

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What is the environmental assessment of a project? What does the process of avoiding, reducing and offsetting impacts mean? For which project should an impact study be carried out? And once the impact study has been completed?

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An update with Romain Lemaire in L'Informer Judicial