<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In its answer to priority Written Question P-006729/2016, the Commission states that the traffic that shopping centres are likely to generate and the related emissions into ambient air should be taken into account when assessing their impact on the environment, and this is precisely the purpose of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive and the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive.  Can the Commission state:      —  Whether the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) procedure must be followed in this case;      —  Whether failure to apply the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) procedure is liable to constitute a breach of EU regulations in this case?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [7]. </s>
In its answer to priority Written Question P-006729/2016, the Commission states that the traffic that shopping centres are likely to generate and the related emissions into ambient air should be taken into account when assessing their impact on the environment, and this is precisely the purpose of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive and the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive.  Can the Commission state:      —  Whether the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) procedure must be followed in this case;      —  Whether failure to apply the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) procedure is liable to constitute a breach of EU regulations in this case?