ker izkušnje, pridobljene pri presoji vplivov na okolje, kakor so zapisane v poročilu o izvajanju Direktive 85/337/EGS, ki jo je Komisija sprejela 2. aprila 1993, kažejo, da je treba uvesti določbe, ki bodo razjasnile, dopolnile in izboljšale pravila o postopku presoje, da bi zagotovili bolj usklajeno in učinkovito uporabo direktive;
Whereas experience acquired in environmental impact assessment, as recorded in the report on the implementation of Directive 85/337/EEC, adopted by the Commission on 2 April 1993, shows that it is necessary to introduce provisions designed to clarify, supplement and improve the rules on the assessment procedure, in order to ensure that the Directive is applied in an increasingly harmonized and efficient manner;