Vsi načrti in programi, ki se pripravijo za več sektorjev in določajo okvir za prihodnje soglasje za izvedbo projektov iz prilog I in II Direktive Sveta 85/337/EGS z dne 27. junija 1985 o presoji vplivov nekaterih javnih in zasebnih projektov na okolje [7], ter vsi načrti in programi, pri katerih je bilo ugotovljeno, da je zanje potrebna presoja skladno z Direktivo Sveta 92/43/EGS z dne 21. maja 1992 o ohranjanju naravnih habitatov ter prostoživečih živalskih in rastlinskih vrst [8], bodo verjetno znatno vplivali na okolje in praviloma naj bi se zanje izvedla sistematska okoljska presoja.
All plans and programmes which are prepared for a number of sectors and which set a framework for future development consent of projects listed in Annexes I and II to Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment(7), and all plans and programmes which have been determined to require assessment pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna(8), are likely to have significant effects on the environment, and should as a rule be made subject to systematic environmental assessment.