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20 CONSULTATION REPORT
4. Consultation Report
Early and extended consultation has been performed in accordance with the provisions of the
EC and the views that have been expressed during these processes have been taken into ac-
count during the preparation of the EIS.
A comprehensive account of the consultation process can be found in Attachment 3.1 and
3.2. This chapter contains a brief summary of the consultation process.
4.1 Early consultation
During the period December 2002 up and
to including April 2003, Sweden Offshore
has carried out early consultation with the
Skåne County Council, relevant authorities
and communities and with the general public
of those communities (Appendix 3.1). Early
consultation has also been carried out with the
commercial Þ shermen that use Kriegers Flak,
with the Swedish Fishermen’s Federation and
with the Central Organisation for the West
Coast Fishermen. Before the meetings with the
authorities and the communities, the participants
received written information about the
company and the project (basis for early consultation).
The communities that Sweden Offshore has met for
early consultation are Trelleborg, Kävlinge, Vellinge
and Skurup.
Before meeting the general public in these communities,
information exhibitions were arranged in
each community. During these three-week exhibitions,
there was an information folder available summarising
the project and letterboxes were put up for depositing
questions and opinions. In order to answer questions,
personnel from Sweden Offshore was present during
pre-advised times. Both the information about the
exhibitions and the early consultation process were
announced in the papers several times well in advance.
During the exhibitions, representatives of the company
answered questions from three persons. A few
notes were left in the letterboxes. In conclusion, the
interest from the general public was weak.
Information exhibition at Vellinge Townhall
Early consultation was carried out with the following
authorities: The Swedish National Board of Fisheries,
the Swedish Maritime Administration and the
Civil Aviation Authority. In November 2002, Sweden
Offshore sent basic information to the National Board
of Fisheries and the Maritime Administration. Both
authorities provided written statements. The ofÞ cial
meetings were then conducted at the end of March/early
April. Following a proposal from the Civil Aviation
Authority, a joint early consultation meeting was held
together with the Maritime Administration and the
Civil Aviation Authority.
Affected Þ shermen were informed about the project
during December and later, a consultation meeting was
held with this group. Representatives from the Fishermen’s
Federation and the West Coast Fishermen were
also present during that meeting.
The contact with the professional Þ shermen was