WRITTEN QUESTION E-3339/00 by Monica Frassoni (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Tourism-oriented property development on the Teulada coast in Sardinia (Italy).
Date: 2000-10-25
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing arrangements, Sardinia, application of EU law, environmental impact, protected area, tourist infrastructure, town planning

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Is the Commission fully aware of the case described above?

Can it check whether the Community legislation on environmental

2.
infringed?

impact assessment has been

3. Will it suspend Community funding it Community law is found to have been broken?

(1) OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40.

Answer given by Mrs Wallstr(cid:246)m of the behalf of the Commission

(4 December 2000)

Golf courses as such are not covered by Community legislation on environmental
impact assessment
(Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and
private projects on the environment and Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997 (1) which has modified
Directive 85/337/EEC).

Therefore, in the light of the information given by the Honourable Member, no breach of Community
environmental law is apparent in this case.

(1) OJ L 73, 14.3.1997.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3339/00

by Monica Frassoni (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(25 October 2000)

Subject: Tourism-oriented property development on the Teulada coast in Sardinia (Italy)

On 30 June 2000 Teulada Municipal Council (Cagliari, Italy) approved a series of site plans submitted by
the SITAS company to construct tourist facilities in Malfatano covering a total volume of over 143 000 m3
(hotels, a block of flats, private homes, services, and a golf course) (1).

The coast to be developed, extending from Capo Spartivento to the port of Teulada (communes of Teulada
and Domus de Maria),
intact. It is
protected by land use restrictions for conservation reasons (Legislative Decree No 490/1999) and has been
classed under Law 394/1991 as a marine conservation area.

is one of the few unspoiled stretches of Mediterranean coast still

The site plans will apparently also affect burnt woodlands on which building is prohibited because they are
still subject to the land use stipulations in force before the fire (National Law 47/1975 and the additional
National Law 428/1993).

Environmental organisations (Friends of the Earth and the (cid:145)Legal Action Group(cid:146)) have already drawn the
case to the attention of the national and local authorities. However, none of the tourist facilities referred to
above is being examined in a binding specific environmental impact assessment within the meaning of
Directive 85/337/EEC (2), supplemented and amended by Directive 97/11/EC (3), Annex II, point 12(c).

1.

Is the Commission fully aware of the case described above?

Can it check whether the above-mentioned development is in accordance with the legislation on

2.
environmental impact assessment?

3. Will it take appropriate steps in this matter?

Has the Union granted, or is it in the process of granting, other financial support, for instance under

4.
the Structural Funds, that might directly or indirectly benefit the site plans in question?

(1) Municipal council decisions Nos 47, 48, 49, 50, and 51 of 30 June 2000.
(2) OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40.
(3) OJ L 73, 14.3.1997, p. 5.

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Answer given by Mrs Wallstr(cid:246)m on behalf of the Commission

(4 December 2000)

The project mentioned by the Honourable Member appears to be covered by the class of projects listed in
No 12(c) of Annex II of Council Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997 which has modified Council
Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private
projects on the environment.

The Directive, provides that (Article 4, paragraph 2): Subject to Article 2(3), for projects listed in Annex II,
the Member States shall determine through: (a) a case-by-case examination, or (b) thresholds or criteria set
by the Member State whether the project shall be made subject to an assessment in accordance with
Articles 5 to 10. Member States may decide to apply both procedures referred to in (a) and (b).

the
In the specific case, not being aware of
Commission will take the appropriate steps in order to gather detailed information about it and to ensure
the observance of Community law.

the situation described by the Honourable Member,

(2001/C 151 E/159)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3340/00

by Monica Frassoni (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(25 October 2000)

Subject: Tourism-oriented property development on the Monte Russu coast, commune of Aglientu,

Sardinia (Italy)

On 9 June 2000 Aglientu Municipal Council (Sassari, Italy) approved a site plan submitted by the Lido dei
coralli company to construct tourist facilities on the Monte Russu coast covering a total volume of over
95 000 m3 (hotels, a block of flats, private homes, and services) (1).

The stretch of coast concerned lies on the (cid:145)Monte Russu(cid:146) site, considered to be of Community importance
(code ITB000006). It is protected by land use restrictions for conservation reasons (Legislative Decree No
490/1999) and has been classed under Sardinian Regional Law No 31/1989 as a regional nature reserve.
Moreover, a conservation operation financed by the Community under LIFE is being carried out on the
site.

Environmental organisations (Friends of the Earth, the (cid:145)Legal Action Group(cid:146), and the WWF) have already
drawn the case to the attention of the national and local authorities. None of the facilities and projects
referred to above are being examined in a binding specific environmental impact assessment within the
meaning of Directive 85/337/EEC (2), supplemented and amended by Directive 97/11/EC (3), Annex II,
point 12(c), or in an assessment of environmental effects for the purposes of Directive 92/43/EEC (4).

1.

Is the Commission fully aware of the case described above?

Can it check whether the facilities referred to above are in accordance with the legislation on

2.
environmental impact assessment and protection of a site forming part of the Natura 2000 network?

3. Will it take appropriate steps in this matter?

4.
How can the LIFE Community funding being granted to the commune of Aglientu be reconciled with
the fact that the commune has approved a plan to construct tourist facilities on the site covered by that
funding?

5. Will the Commission suspend the LIFE funding until protection of the site has been guaranteed?

Has the Union granted, or is it in the process of granting, other financial support, for instance under

6.
the Structural Funds, that might directly or indirectly benefit the site plan in question?

(1) Municipal council decision No 22 of 9 June 2000.
(2) OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40.
(3) OJ L 73, 14.3.1997, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.