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The Environmental Pre-Feasibility Studies were introduced by Law 109 of February 11, 1994 and subsequent modifications and additions (“Framework Law for Public Works 109/94”). A successive regulation is the one defined in DPR 554 of December 21, 1999.
An Environmental Pre-Feasibility Study allows to evaluate the environmental impacts caused by the project already in the preliminary planning stage, thus anticipating suitable solutions regarding the critical issues detected.

When the work is subject to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure, the second paragraph of article 21 included in DPR 554 of December 21, 1999 establishes the condition for Pre-Feasibility Studies to feature the necessary information to carry out the screening stage of the EIA study.
Moreover, in cases which are regulated by selection processes described in European Directives or Regulations, a Pre-Feasibility Study enables to assure that the project is not in any way harmful to the environment. In other words, it allows to identify the mandatory measures to adopt in order to avoid significant environmental impacts on surrounding areas.

If related to the EIS, that analyzes in detail all the impacts on territory brought by the realization of a work, the Environmental Pre-Feasibility Study grants deep knowledge of the area before the definition of the final project, therefore avoiding the emergence of relevant issues in the EIA procedure, which may lead to a partial or even complete re-elaboration of the project itself.

Currently the decree which regulates Environmental Pre-Feasibility Studies is D.Lgs. 152/2006 and its subsequent modifications and additions; in particular the second section defines their essential contents: descriptive reports on the territory and its critical features, with graphics attachments to highlight the main aspects. Generally, as article 19 of D.Lgs. 152/2006 points out, the first part of an Environmental Impact Assessment focuses on completing a preliminary screening (verifica di assoggettabilità – verification procedure?). This phase procedures and contents are specified in the article (no 20) and it takes into account both national and regional situations.

At international level, Pre-Feasibility Studies are developed especially for large projects with the aim to identify the convenience and the optimal conditions for proceeding to the Feasibility stage. They may be very similar to Environmental Pre-Feasibility Studies as in Law 109 of February 11, 1994. If the need to pursue a Feasibility Study is acknowledged, the study includes also cost-benefit analysis. Usually this happens for projects funded by international organizations such as the World Bank, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) etc…