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ACCC/C/2017/154 Poland

Case status: Pending.
Follow-up:
Topics: Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 9 (3).
Articles considered by the Committee:
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance:
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee by the NGO ClientEarth together with six NGOs as supporting communicants on 14 November 2017. The communication alleged non-compliance with article 9 (3) of the Convention in relation to access to justice to challenge forest management plans.

Documents Status Date received or 
posted by the secretariat
Communication     
Annexes                                                             
From the communicant 14.11.2017
Letters to the Party concerned and the communicant enclosing Committee's determination of preliminary admissibility and forwarding the communication for the Party concerned's response From the secretariat 22.03.2018
Response to the communication
Annex I - legislation on right to participate in preparation of strategic environmental assessment
Annex II - legislation on right to submit complaints under article 221 of the Code of Administrative Procedure
Annex III - legislation on right to appeal environmental conditions for projects requiring environmental impact assessment
Annex IV - Forest Management Plan Instruction 2011
From the Party concerned 22.08.2018
Letter seeking the parties’ views on whether they consider there are reasons for not considering communications ACCC/C/2016/151, ACCC/C/2017/154 and ACCC/C/2018/158 jointly From the secretariat 21.06.2019
Letter regarding whether there are reasons for not considering communications ACCC/C/2016/151, ACCC/C/2017/154, and ACCC/C/2018/158 jointly From the Party concerned 18.07.2019
Letter regarding joinder of ACCC/C/2016/151, ACCC/C/2017/154 and ACCC/C/2018/158 From the communicant 21.07.2019 (dated 18.07.2019)
Update From the communicant 18.02.2022
Letter explaining how the Committee will proceed with respect to communications ACCC/C/2016/151, ACCC/C/2017/154, ACCC/C/2018/158 From the secretariat 28.03.2022
Letters inviting Party concerned and communicants of communications ACCC/C/2016/151, ACCC/C/2017/154 and ACCC/C/2018/158 to joint hearing at the Committee’s 75th meeting From the secretariat 05.04.2022
Letter enclosing questions from the Committee to the parties From the secretariat 04.05.2022
Reply to the Committee’s questions
Annexes 1-15
From the communicant 31.05.2022
Cover letter enclosing reply to Committee’s questions ENG POL From the Party concerned 01.06.2022
Opening statement for the joint hearing on communications ACCC/C/2016/151, ACCC/C/2017/154 and ACCC/C/2018/158 From the Party concerned 16.06.2022
Opening statement for the hearing on communications ACCC/C/2016/151 and ACCC/C/2017/154 From the communicant 16.06.2022
Joint statement delivered at hearing on communications ACCC/C/2016/151, ACCC/C/2017/154 and ACCC/C/2018/158 From the Party concerned 27.06.2022
Cover email enclosing letter ENG POL From the Party concerned 10.11.2022
Comments on Party concerned’s letter of 10.11.2022 From the communicant 18.01.2023
Update
Annex: Judgment CJEU, European Commission v Republic of Poland, 02.03.2023
From the communicant 22.03.2023
Comments on communicant's update of 22.03.2023  From the Party concerned 30.05.2023