Definicija: Council Directive of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (85/337/EEC). The Directive applies to projects which are likely to have significant effects on the environment by virtue of their nature, size or location.

Definicija: Direktiva Sveta z dne 27. junija 1995 o oceni vplivov določenih zasebnih in javnih projektov na okolje (85/337/EEC). Direktiva se nanaša na projekte, pri katerih obstaja velika verjetnost, da bodo imeli zaradi svoje vsebine, obsega ali lokacije, velik vpliv na okolje.