Strateška presoja vplivov na okolje se opravi za načrte in programe, ki se pripravijo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo, ribištvo, energetiko, industrijo z rudarstvom, promet, regionalni razvoj, ravnanje z odpadki, upravljanje voda, telekomunikacije, turizem, prostorsko načrtovanje ali rabo zemljišč, in določa okvir za prihodnjo odobritev projektov iz priloge I in za vse druge projekte iz priloge II, za katere se po notranji zakonodaji zahteva presoja vplivov na okolje.
A strategic environmental assessment shall be carried out for plans and programmes which are prepared for agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy, industry including mining, transport, regional development, waste management, water management, telecommunications, tourism, town and country planning or land use, and which set the framework for future development consent for projects listed in annex I and any other project listed in annex II that requires an environmental impact assessment under national legislation.