This Decision of the Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, implementing provisions of article 3.35 first and third paragraph of the Spatial Planning Act, provides for drawing up an integration plan for strengthening the dike body of the Afsluitdijk and of the associated civil engineering works and, thus increasing their discharge capacity and the flood risk management. According to the Decision, the Minister is responsible for requesting the application of an environmental permit that is necessary to implement the integration plan.