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• The pertinent compensatory measure
• A cross-reference to the description of the measure in the text
• The site and extent of the compensatory measure (if possible)
• An assessment of the time required for the measure to take effect
• An assessment of the effect of the measure on restoration of the ecosystem
• The estimated cost of the compensatory measure
• The period for implementing the compensatory measure before, during and after the
project implementation phase
� in the short term
� in the medium term
� in the long term
• The type of measures proposed
� measures integral to the project
� affecting the route (micro-alternatives)
� affecting the characteristics of the project
� complementary measures
� technical arrangements
� compensatory measures
� measures anticipated to prevent impact
� measures anticipated to reduce an impact
� measures anticipated to compensate for an impact
� measures anticipated to warn of an impact
In the particular case of overhead power lines, the compensatory measures are in two
categories:
I – Factors involved in the definition of the project which remove or reduce the impact. These
are particularly measures which are the result of technological choices.
• In the case of high-tension lines ≥ 65 kV, the possibility using routes employing current
corridors (substitution, combining works on multiple-circuit masts), if the impact
assessment reveals that the greater part is involved; underground or alternative
overhead route in the case of lines which cross densely-populated areas.
• For all work and pylon sitings, the choice of the pylon shape best suited to the
environment, etc. Such measures may be of a quite different type:
� Reduction of the visual impact of the work by:
� Painting
� Architectural arrangement and landscaping of substations
� Use of low pylons
� Reduction of the ecological impact of the work
� Devices to prevent the electrocution of birds
� Preservation of dwarf vegetation or bushes in cuts
� use of narrow pylons to restrict deforestation
� Reforestation of an area equivalent to the deforestation for major substations
2 – Compensatory measures: measures taken, devices used and action taken once the project
has been fully defined in optimum terms for the purposes of environmental impact to
compensate for the residual impact of the work. Such measures are within the scope of the
general objective of the agreement of 26 April 1995 and consist particularly of not increasing,
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