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ACCC/C/2005/11 Belgium

Case status: Findings adopted on 16.06.2008 – No non-compliance found; see para. 3 of Decision III/6.
Follow-up:
Topics: Definitions; Clear, transparent and consistent framework; Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 2 (5); 3 (1); 9 (1)–(4).
Articles considered by the Committee: 2 (2), 2 (5); 3 (1); 9 (2)–(4)
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: On 3 January 2005, Belgian non-governmental organization Bond Beter Leefmilieu Vlaanderen VZW submitted a communication to the Compliance Committee alleging non-compliance by Belgium with its obligations under articles 2 (5), 3 (1), and 9 (1)(4) of the Convention in connection with requirements for standing for environmental non-governmental organizations before the Belgian judicial bodies in cases concerning construction permits and planning decisions.

  Document Status Date received or posted by the secretariat
  Datasheet ACCC/C/2005/11 (Belgium)   30.05.2008
  Preliminary determination on admissibility of communication Adopted by the Compliance Committe at the 7th meeting 18.02.2005
  Communication ACCC/C/2005/11 (Belgium) Text 03.01.2005
  Proposition of law by Belgian senator Nyssens dated 09.07.2003 Appendix 1 03.01.2005
  Communication - Arrest117.681 Council of State dated 28.03.2003 Appendix 3 03.01.2005
  Communication - Arrest 87.879 Council of State dated 07.06.2000 Appendix 4 03.01.2005
  Communication - Verdict Correctional Court dated 21.09.1998 Appendix 5 03.01.2005
  Communication - Arrest 133.834 Council of State dated 13.07.2004 Appendix 6 03.01.2005
  Communication - Arrest 135.408 Council of State dated 24.09.2004 Appendix 7 03.01.2005
  Letter to the Party informing about the communication and raising several points Letter from the secretariat sent at the request of the Committee 10.03.2005
  Belgium response cover note Covernote to reponse by Belgium purusuant to para. 23 of the annex to decision I/7 08.08.2005
  Response by Belgium Response purusant to para. 23 of the annex to decision I/7 08.08.2005
  Annex to the response by Belgium Annex 1 to the reponse 08.08.2005
  Committee's additional questions to the Party concerned Letter from the secretariat sent at the request of the Committee 25.10.2005
  Party's response to the additional questions of the Committee In response to the letter from the secretariat dated 25.10.2005 21.11.2005
  Request from the Committee to the Party concerned for further clarifications Letter from the secretariat sent at the request of the Committee 09.12.2005
  Party's response to the Committee's request for clarifications In response to the letter from the secretariat dated 09.12.2005 16.01.2006
  Draft findings and recommendations Draft findings on compliance by Belgium prepared by the Compliance Committee 26.04.2006
  Letter from the secretariat to the Party concerned forwarding the draft findings and recommendations of the Committee Letter from the secretariat sent at the request of the Committee 27.04.2006
  Letter from the secretariat to the communicant forwarding the draft findings and recommendations of the Committee Letter from the secretariat sent at the request of the Committee 27.04.2006
  Belgium response draft findings Letter to the Secretariat 27.04.2006
  Communicant's comments on the draft findings Letter to the Secretariat 29.05.2006
  Communicant comments –annex1 Annex 1 to the communican'ts comments on the draft findings of the Committee 29.05.2006
  Communicant comments-annex 2 Annex 2 to the communican'ts comments on the draft findings of the Committee 29.05.2006
  Findings and recommendations of the Compliance Committee with regard to compliance by Belgium with the Convention Addendum 2 to the report of the 12th meeting of the Committee (ECE/MP.PP/2006/4/Add.2) 28.07.2006
  Update from Belgium on the implementation of the Committee's recommendations Letter from the Party conerned 27.02.2008
  Annex 1: Bill concerning amendments of the legislation regulating the Council of State with a view to providing non-governmental organizations the right to introduce a collective interest action (16.03.2007) Annex 1 to the update on the implementation of the Committee's recommendations 27.02.2008
  Annex 2: Bill concerning legislative amendments with regard to matters regulated by article 77 of the Constitution (31.01.2008) Annex 2 to the update on the implementation of the Committee's recommendations 27.02.2008
  Annex 3: Report to the Senate concerning amendments of the legislation regulating the Council of State with a view to providing non-governmental organizations the right to introduce a collective interest action (22.12.2006) Annex 3 to the update on the implementation of the Committee's recommendations 27.02.2008
  Draft report by the Compliance Committee to the 3rd meeting of the Parties: Compliance by Belgium with its obligations under the Convention Draft prepared by the Compliance Committe at its 19th meeting 03.11.2008
  Letter to the Party concerned forwarding the draft report to the 3rd meeting of the Parties with regard to compliance by Belgium Letter from the secretariat sent at the request of the Committee 03.11.2008
  Letter to the communicant forwarding the draft report to the 3rd meeting of the Parties with regard to compliance by Belgium Letter from the secretariat sent at the request of the Committee 03.11.2008
  Communicant's comments on the draft report of the Committee to the 3rd meeting of the Parties with regard to compliance by Belgium Letter from the communicant in response to the letter from the secretariat dates 03.11.2008 18.03.2008
  Report of the Compliance Committee to the third Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention: Compliance by Belgium with its obligations under the Convention Addendum 3 to the Report of the Compliance Committee to the 3rd meeting of the Parties (ECE/MP.PP/2008/5/Add.3) 02.04.2008