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Sector 1 environmental permit

Environmental authorization file

The Seine-Nord Europe Canal works are subject to environmental authorization under articles L. 181-1 and L.214-3 of the environmental code.

The public environmental inquiry concerns the characteristics of the project and the planned environmental integration measures. In particular, it makes it possible to understand the effects of the project on water, aquatic environments, protected animal and plant species and their habitat, and to find out about the compensatory measures envisaged by the project owner.

The public environmental inquiry and the associated environmental authorization request cover different areas including: authorization under the law on water and aquatic environments, exemption from regulations relating to protected species and authorization for land clearing.

The environmental authorization file (DAE) for sector 1, between Compiègne and Passel, was submitted on April 15, 2019.

Regulatory authorization

The examination of the environmental authorization took place over 24 months in 3 successive phases:

  • an examination phase : collection of all the opinions required by the regulations, in particular from the General Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development (CGEDD) and the National Council for the Protection of Nature (CNPN).
  • a public inquiry phase, organized by the Prefect of Oise.
  • a decision phase : the decision at the end of the public inquiry is an environmental authorization decree issued pursuant to articles L. 181-1 et seq. of the environment code. This decision is made by the Prefect of the Oise, who first consulted the CODERST (Departmental Council for the Environment and Health and Technological Risks).

Examination stage

The opinions of the CGEDD and the CNPN are advisory. The SCSNE's approach is very proactive in terms of environmental compensation and the opinions of these two organizations are taken into account and contribute to enriching the environmental authorization file.

Public inquiry phase

The environmental public inquiry for sector 1 took place from October 5 to November 12, 2020 in 27 municipalities in the Oise. 122 comments and 25 contributions were made by individuals, communities, socio-economic players and associations. 8 recommendations were formulated by the commission of inquiry, then taken into consideration by the SCSNE.

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Added September 7, 2022 - Updated February 24, 2023

Prefectural decree relating to the opening of the public inquiry prior to the environmental authorization

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Added September 7, 2022 - Updated February 24, 2023

Journal of the Public Environmental Survey Sector1

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Added October 30, 2020 - Updated February 24, 2023

CP SCSNE - Maintenance of the sector 1 environmental public inquiry offices

Decision stage

The environmental authorization order for the Seine-Nord Europe Canal for sector 1, going from Compiègne to Passel in the Oise (60), has been signed by the Prefect of Oise on Thursday April 8, 2021 and published Monday, April 12, 2021. This decree thus authorizes the construction of the first 18,6 kilometers of the canal, by precisely defining the conditions of this work, in respect of the environment and the territory.

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Added September 6, 2022 - Updated February 24, 2023

The prefectural decree of environmental authorization for sector 1 - April 2021

External

Added September 6, 2022 - Updated February 24, 2023

Report of the environmental public inquiry commission on the site of the Oise prefecture - December 2020

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Added on April 14, 2021 - Updated on February 24, 2023

PR SCSNE - Environmental authorization order sector 1