Module objectives / Learning outcomes
Enabling objectives:

After studying this module you should be able to:

• list the different institutions which comprise the European Community administrative system and explain the functions and authorities of each of them;

• describe the different types of legislation which the European Community can produce and explain the implications
• of each for implementation within the Member States;

• describe the structure of the European Community Directive on Environmental Assessment;

• describe and understand the obligations placed on the Member States by the EIA Directive so that you could decide yourself whether implementation was complete with reference to a particular procedure within a Member State;

• explain how closely a Member State needs to adhere to a Directive in implementing it so as not to be in breach of
• European Community law;

• describe how each of the Member States has implemented the EC Directive, where they have failed to implement it fully, and
• why have they implemented it in the way they have.

• describe how the provinces have implemented EIA law where they have failed to implement it fully, and why have they have implemented it in the way they have.

Terminal objective :

• To understand how EIA works in Japan, and to appreciate the manner in which the law has to be implemented within provinces.