318 Environmental Impact Analysis
member state. Thus, each individual country had to develop specic envi-
ronmental analysis procedures addressing the EU Directive requirements.
The EU Directive is also similar to NEPA in that it is focused on proce-
dure, full public disclosure, and ensuring environmental considerations are
incorporated into decisions. It is also similar in the basic requirements for
the environmental impact analysis report, calling for prediction of impacts,
analysis of alternatives, consideration of mitigation measures, and a non-
technical presentation understandable to all stakeholders. There is a require-
ment, almost identical to the NEPA Record of Decision mandate, calling for
public disclosure of:
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