pechting works if they can affect the Natura 2000 sites.
The projects involving deep boreholes are qualified for
screening. According to the adjudication of the Court of Justice of
the European Union, prospecting drillings are also a form of deep
drilling. The question of defining ‘deep drillings’ became particularly
relevant in connection with the issue of exploration and exploitation
of unconventional hydrocarbon projects, notably shale
gas (Interpretation EIA, 2014).