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ACCC/C/2004/2 Kazakhstan

Case status: Findings adopted on 18.02.2005 – Non-compliance found.
Follow-up: Concluded; see para. 8 of Decision III/6 on general issues of compliance, Decision III/6c, Decision II/5a.
Topics: Definitions; Clear, transparent and consistent framework; Public Participation; Access to justice. 
Articles alleged: 6 (2)(4), 6 (6)(8); 9 (3), 9 (4).
Articles considered by the Committee: 2 (5); 3 (1); 6 (1) (a), 6 (1) (b), 6 (2)(4), 6 (6)(9); 9 (2).
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: 6 (1) (a), 6 (2)(4), 6 (7), 6 (8).
Summary: On 17 March 2004, the NGO Green Salvation submitted a communication to the Compliance Committee alleging non-compliance by Kazakhstan with its obligations under articles 6 (2)–(4), (6)–(8), and 9 (3) and (4) of the Convention. The communication alleged failure to provide for an adequate public participation procedure for the construction of high-voltage overhead electric power lines in the Gornyi Gigant district in Almaty, and that various court proceedings had failed to resolve the matter.  

Document Status Date received or posted by the secretariat

Datasheet ACCC/C/2004/02 
(Kazakhstan )

   

Communication ACCC/C/2004/02( Kazakhstan)

 

05.02.2004

Communication ACCC/C/2004/02 (Kazakhstan) 
(in Russian)

 

05.02.2004

Summary of the communication

Attachment

17.03.2004

Summary of the communication (in Russian)

Attachment

17.03.2004

Supporting documents

Attachments

 

Supporting information from the communicant –decision N3 N-94-04 of the Supreme court

   

Communication - Decision of the City Akim (in Russian)

Annex 001

19.01.2001

Comunication - Formal Note 
(in Russian)

Annex 002

15.11.2000

Communication - Conclusion of State Ecological Expert Examination (in Russian)

Annex 003

03.04.2001

Communication - Conclusion 
(in Russian)

Annex 004

27.04.2001

Communication - Conclusion 
(in Russian)

Annex 005

20.10.1993

Communication - Conclusion 
(in Russian)

Annex 006

13.12.2001

Communication - Determination of Akimat (in Russian)

Annex 007

14.12.2001

Communication - Letter from sanitation-and –epidemiological department (in Russian)

Annex 008

21.06.2002

Communication - Letter from the Committee of State Energy Control (in Russian)

Annex 009

28.05.2001

Communication – Letter from the Committee of State Energy Control (in Russian)

Annex 010

10.08.2001

Communication – Letter from the Committee of State Energy Control (in Russian)

Annex 011

26.09.2001

Communication- Letter from the MOE to the President Administration (in Russian)

Annex 012

24.12.2001

Communication- Conclusion of State Environmental Assessment (in Russian)

Annex 013

22.01.2002

Communication- Letter from State Environmental Assessment (in Russian)

Annex 014

15.05.2002

Communication - Letter of the MOE to the Parliament 
(in Russian)

Annex 015

24.06.2002

Communication – Statement 
(in Russian)

Annex 016

04.07.2002

Communication - Letter from MOE to the claimant 
(in Russian)

Annex 017

16.10.2002

Communication - Expert opinion (in Russian)

Annex 018

21.02.2002

Communication - Expert evaluation (in Russian)

Annex 019

10.04.2002

Communication - Response 
(in Russian)

Annex 020

04.03.2002

Communication – Conclusion 
(in Russian)

Annex 021

21.20.2002

Communication - Decision of Almaty City Court (in Russian)

Annex 022

25.06.2001

Communication - Determination of Supreme Court (in Russian)

Annex 023

28.09.2001

Communication - Letter from Supreme Court(in Russian)

Annex 024

01.12.2003

Communication – Letter from General Procuracy of Republic Kazakhstan (in Russian)

Annex 025

23.05.2002

Communication – Letter from the General Prosecutor of Republic Kazakhstan 
(in Russian)

Annex 026

30.07.2003

Communication – Letter from OCSE to the Ministry of Health (in Russian)

Annex 027

04.09.2003

Communication – Letter from Ministry of Environment 
(in Russian)

Annex 028

11.11.2003

Communication – Letter from Ministry of Health (in Russian)

Annex 029

17.11.2003

Instruction in EIA (in Russian) Official letter 28.02.2004
Preliminary Determination on Admissibility   14.05.2004
MOE Letter (in Russian) MOE Letter 1 (Scanned) 01.07.2005
MOE Letter (in Russian) MOE Letter 2 (Scanned) 01.07.2005
MOE Letter (in Russian) MOE Letter 3 (Scanned) 01.07.2005
MOE Letter (in Russian) MOE Letter 4 (Scanned) 01.07.2005
Draft findings   31.01.2005
Response ACCC/C/2004/2 –Draft findings Communicant Comments Letter 31.01.2005

Response - MOE Comments Draft (in Russian)

Letter

11.02.2005

“Guidelines on Handling Public Requests for Environmental Information”

Manual

 

MOE Reply to the Secretariat

In response to the Communication ACCC/C/2004/01

 

Findings (official version) ENG FRE RUS

 

18.02.2005