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DECLARATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY
FOR MONITORING NATURA 2000 SITES
(To be filled in and signed by the competent Member State authority and uploaded as part of the application — merged into one
file together with the environmental compliance questionnaire and the other declaration(s).)
COMPETENT AUTHORITY
Competent authority: Environmental Board
Department:
Contact person: Kadri Hänni, Leading Specialist
Department of Nature Use
Legal address: Keskkonnaamet
Roheline tn 64,
80010 Pärnu
[email protected]
COMPLIANCE DECLARATION
Rail Baltica - 1435 mm standard gauge railway line
development in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (Part VIII)
CEF-T-2022-CORECOEN; RBGP Part VIII C (Proposal ID:
Name of the project:
SEP-210911001)
CEF-T-2022-COREGEN; RBGP Part VIII G (Proposal ID: SEP-
210911000)
Location: Estonia, Harju County, Rapla County.
We hereby confirm that:
1) the project is not likely to have significant effects on a Natura 2000 site and therefore
an appropriate assessment as described by Article 6(3) of Directive 92/43/EEC was YES
not considered necessary
2) a map at scale of 1:100.000 (or the nearest possible scale) is attached, indicating the
YES
location of the project as well as the Natura 2000 sites concerned, if any
Additional comments
Please state the reasons for your decision.
Please include the name of the site, reference number, the distance of the project to the nearest Natura 2000 site(s), and
justification that the project (either individually or in combination with other projects) is not likely to have significant negative
effects on Natura 2000 site(s) (or site(s) intended to be included in the Natura 2000 network). In case of designated sites, refer
to the analysis (screening) carried out in view of the site-specific conservation objectives.
Attach, if relevant, the administrative decision.
The Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment (SEA) was carried out following the
national regulatory requirements and EU Directives 2009/147/EC and 92/43/EEC.
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The Ministry of Environment as the supervisor of SEA has approved the SEA report
on 09.08.2017. The approved SEA was a prerequisite to Harju 1, Rapla2 and Pärnu3
county spatial plans forming the development consent for Rail Baltic on Estonian
territory. The county spatial plans were adopted with decisions of the minister of
public administration from February 12 th and 13th 2018.
During SEA it was assessed what direct and indirect impacts the construction of Rail
Baltica and its related infrastructure in Estonia will have on the environment,
including on specially protected territories designated for the protection of species
and habitats under EU Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats
and of wild fauna and flora (sites of Natura 2000 network).
According to the approved SEA report the Rail Baltic project is not likely to have
negative impact to Natura 2000 sites.
*DS1.DPS2 - Construction of substructure and associated elements on the main line
0+000 – 7+200 – Phase 1
The closest Natura 2000 site to the Estonian Rail Baltica main line construction
activity “Construction of substructure and associated elements on the main line
0+000 – 7+200 – Phase 1”, is Rabivere natural area (EE0020316) that is situated
~10m from the construction boundary. For this section an environmental impact
assessment (EIA “Harju ja Rapla maakonnapiir kuni Hagudini”) has been carried out
and approved (approved 05.09.2022). During the EIA process an appropriate Natura
2000 assessment was carried out. The result of the Natura 2000 assessment was
that there is no impact on the integrity of the natural area. There are no adverse
impacts on the habitat types and species that are conservation objectives due to the
proposed activity.
For the other construction activities, that are included in the CEF Cohesion and
General calls of the Rail Baltica Project, the closest Natura 2000 sites are situated
around 1km or greater distance. According to SEA and EIA results and their analysis
of impacts, the activities that are included in the CEF Cohesion and Generall calls of
the Rail Baltica Project in Estonia do not have negative impact on these Natura 2000
sites. Therefore, an appropriate assessment as described by Article 6(3) of EU
Directive 92/43/EEC for these other activities that are included in the CEF Cohesion
and Generall calls of Rail Baltica Project in Estonia, was not deemed necessary.
Signature of the authorised person
Name and function: Rainer Vakra, Director General
Date of signature: [date]
1
https://maakonnaplaneering.ee/documents/2845826/18665655/Harju+maakonnaplaneeringu+%E2%80%9ERail+Baltic+ra
udtee+trassi+koridori+asukoha+m%C3%A4%C3%A4ramine%E2%80%9C%20kehtestamine.pdf/573f806a-723f-4ed8-
831e-5dedb8ecb670
2
https://maakonnaplaneering.ee/documents/2845826/18665653/Rapla+maakonnaplaneeringu+%E2%80%9ERail+Baltic+r
audtee+trassi+koridori+asukoha+m%C3%A4%C3%A4ramine%E2%80%9C%20kehtestamine.pdf/24c262e0-6b7e-4233-
8cd5-f9f330d855bd
3
https://maakonnaplaneering.ee/documents/2845826/18665657/P%C3%A4rnu+maakonnaplaneeringu+%E2%80%9ERail+
Baltic+raudtee+trassi+koridori+asukoha+m%C3%A4%C3%A4ramine%E2%80%9C%20kehtestamine.pdf/b369b855-d433-
4bd0-be51-1f840c3f6f14
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Signature and stamp: [signature and stamp]
Rainer Vakra Meie 29.12.2022 nr 25-4/22-15-1
Keskkonnaamet
[email protected]
Narva mnt 7a
15172 Tallinn, Eesti
Rail Baltica CEF rahastustaotluse
keskkonnalisad
Austatud Rainer Vakra
Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium (MKM) koos kolme Balti riigi ühisettevõttega
RB Rail AS on esitamas järjekordset rahastustaotlust Rail Balticu projekti tegevuste
finantseerimiseks Euroopa Ühendamise Rahastust (CEF). Taotluse lisana vajame pädeva asutuse
kinnitust Natura 2000 rakendamise osas.
Käesolevaga saadame allkirjastamist vajava vormi (käesoleva kirja lisa), taotlusega esitatavate
tegevuste kirjeldused on Keskkonnaametile varasemalt edastanud Rail Baltic Estonia OÜ.
Palume Keskkonnaametil saata allkirjastatud (koos templiga) toetuskirjad skaneerituna tagasi
meile hiljemalt 8. jaanuaril 2023. Vabandame lühikese tähtaja pärast.
Lugupidamisega
(allkirjastatud digitaalselt)
Indrek Gailan
transpordi asekantsleri ülesannetes
Lisad: Natura_2000_declaration_EE_2022.docx
Lisaadressaadid: RB Rail AS Eesti filiaal
Andres Lindemann
5844 6406
[email protected]
Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / 625 6342 /
[email protected] / www.mkm.ee
Registrikood 70003158