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Consideration of species protection interests in site-specific preliminary impact assessment under the EIA Act

Case Number 7 B 9/17, 7 B 9/17 (7 C 3/18)
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Jurisdiction Germany (DE)
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The Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG) granted leave to appeal in a revision proceeding, ruling that the defendant's and the joined party's appeals were well-founded. The dispute concerns the scope of a site-specific preliminary impact assessment (UVP-Vorprüfung) under the Environmental Impact Assessment Act, specifically whether and to what extent species protection interests must be considered during this screening phase. The court ordered that the case be reviewed on its merits because the question presents fundamental significance, particularly in light of the 2017 amendments to the EIA legal framework, thereby leaving the lower instance judgment subject to further judicial review by the higher court. The decision is based on § 132 (2) No. 1 of the Code of Administrative Court Procedure (VwGO) regarding the criteria for allowing a revision appeal.

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG, § 63 Abs. 1 GKG, § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG, § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, § 52 Abs. 1, § 63 Abs. 1 GKG; Consideration of species protection interests in site-specific preliminary impact assessment under the EIA Act: The dispute concerns the scope of a site-specific preliminary impact assessment (UVP-Vorprüfung) under the Environmental Impact Assessment Act, specifically whether and to what extent species protection interests must be considered during this screening phase. The court ordered that the case be reviewed on its merits because the question presents fundamental significance, particularly in light of the 2017 amendments to the EIA legal framework, thereby leaving the lower instance judgment subject to further judicial review by the higher court. The decision is based on § 132 (2) No. 1 of the Code of Administrative Court Procedure (VwGO) regarding the criteria for allowing a revision appeal.

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environmental impact assessment environmental protection preliminary decision scope of review preliminary ruling procedure framework decision

Cited Legislation

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO
Basis for granting leave to appeal for revision due to the fundamental significance of the legal question.
§ 52 Abs. 1 GKG
3, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG, für das Revisionsverfahren auf § 47 Abs.
§ 63 Abs. 1 GKG
Die Festsetzung des Streitwerts beruht für das Beschwerdeverfahren auf § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG, für das Revisionsverfahren auf § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, § 52 Abs. 1, § 63 Abs. 1 GKG.
§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG
Legal basis for the determination of the amount in dispute for the complaint proceedings.
§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, § 52 Abs. 1, § 63 Abs. 1 GKG
Legal basis for the determination of the amount in dispute for the revision proceedings.
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Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO

Basis for granting leave to appeal for revision due to the fundamental significance of the legal question.

§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG

Legal basis for the determination of the amount in dispute for the complaint proceedings.

§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, § 52 Abs. 1, § 63 Abs. 1 GKG

Legal basis for the determination of the amount in dispute for the revision proceedings.

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Revisionszulassung; Berücksichtigung von Belangen des Artenschutzes bei standortbezogener Vorprüfung (UVP)

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Die zulässigen Beschwerden des Beklagten und der Beigeladenen sind begründet. Die Revision ist wegen grundsätzlicher Bedeutung der Rechtssache zuzulassen (§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO). Das Revisionsverfahren kann voraussichtlich zur Klärung der sich auch nach der durch das Inkrafttreten des Gesetzes zur Modernisierung des Rechts der Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung vom 20. Juli 2017 (BGBl. I S. 2808) geänderten Rechtslage stellenden Frage beitragen, ob und gegebenenfalls inwieweit Belange des Artenschutzes bei der standortbezogenen Vorprüfung nach dem Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungsgesetz zu berücksichtigen sind.

Die Festsetzung des Streitwerts beruht für das Beschwerdeverfahren auf § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG, für das Revisionsverfahren auf § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, § 52 Abs. 1, § 63 Abs. 1 GKG.