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ACCC/C/2008/26 Austria

Case status: Findings adopted on 08.02.2011 – No non-compliance found; see para. 6 of Decision IV/9.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Public participation; Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 6 (3), 6 (4), 6 (8); 7; 8; 9 (2)(4). 
Articles considered by the Committee: 6 (3), 6 (4), 6 (8); 7; 8; 9 (2)(4).
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: On 15 July 2008, the Nein Ennstal Transit-Trasse - Verein fuer Menschen- und Umweltgerechte Verkehrspolitik submitted a communication to the Compliance Committee alleging failure by Austria to comply with its obligations under article 7, in conjunction with article 6 (3), (4) and (8), and articles 8 and 9 (2)(4) of the Convention. The communication concerned the decision-making processes related to the consideration of alternative transport solutions in the Enns Valley in the Austrian Province of Styria and to the proposed introduction of a 7.5 tonnage restriction for lorries on route B 320.

  Document Status Date received or posted by the secretariat
  Datasheet ACCC/C/2008/26 (Austria )   20.11.2009
  Communication ACCC/C/2008/26 (in English) (in German)   15.07.2008
  5 addenda to the communication Available from the secretariat in hard copies only 15.07.2008
  Preliminary determination on admissibility   19.09.2008
  Letter to the Party informing about the communication and raising several points Letter from the secretariat sent at the request of the Committee 26.09.2008
  Letter to the communicant on preliminary admissibility of the communication and several clarification points Letter from the secretariat sent at the request of the Committee 26.09.2008
  Letter to the Party concerned regarding the discussion on the subject matter of the communication Letter from the secretariat sent at the request of the Committee 12.01.2009
  Letter to the communicant regarding the discussion on the subject matter of the communication Letter from the secretariat sent at the request of the Committee 12.01.2009
  Communicant's responses to the questions posed by the Committee (dated 15.01.2009) Note in response to the letter from the secretariat sent on behalf of the Committee on 26.09.2008 15.01.2009
  Reponse by the Party concerned - cover letter Official response pursuant to para. 23 of the annex to decision I/7 25.02.2009
  Reponse by the Party concerned Official response pursuant to para. 23 of the annex to decision I/7 25.02.2009
  Summary of Planning Process for the Liezen Regional Traffic Concept Annex 1 to the official response 25.02.2009
  Extract from the minutes of the 4th Round Table Annex 2 to the official response 25.02.2009
  Excerpt from an article in the local section of “Kleine Zeitung” reporting on the withdrawal of NETT from the Round Table Annex 3 to the official response 25.02.2009
  Government motion dated 22.01.2004, adopted on 9.02.2004 Annex 4 to the official response 25.02.2009
  Government motion dated 31.03.2008, adopted on 21.04.2008 Annex 5 to the official response 25.02.2009
  Project information presentation dated 13.12.2006 Annex 6 to the official response 25.02.2009
  Communicant's presentation at twenty-third meeting Letter from the communicant to the secretariat 04.04.2009
  Further clarifications provided by the communicant Letter from the communicant 23.04.2009
  Annex 1 - Study Annex 1 to the letter 23.04.2009
  Annex 2 - News on ORF website Annex 2 to the letter 23.04.2009
  Annex 3 - Email Annex 3 to the letter 23.04.2009
  Further clarifications provided by the Party concerned (cover letter) (clarifications) Letter from the Party concerned 27.05.2009
  Annex 1 - Article in German Annex 1 to the letter 27.05.2009
  Letter from the communicant with further information Letter from the communicant 11.06.2009
  Annex 1 - Article in German Annex 1 to the letter 11.06.2009
  Letter from the Party concerned with corrected version of the supplementary information provided on 27.05.2009 Letter from the Party concerned 12.06.2009
  Letter forwarding draft findings for comments Letter to the communicant 21.08.2009
  Letter forwarding draft findings for comments Letter to the Party concerned 21.08.2009
  Draft findings Text 21.08.2009
  Message commenting the draft findings Message from the communicant 16.09.2009
  Message from Oekobuero with comments on the draft findings (cover) (comments) Message from Oekobuero 16.09.2009
  Message commenting the draft findings Message from the Party concerned 18.09.2009
  Letter forwarding findings to communicant From the secretariat 31.10.2009
  Letter forwarding findings to Party concerned From the secretariat 31.10.2009
  Letter forwarding findings to Oekobuero From the secretariat 31.10.2009
  Findings (En Fr Ru) From the secretariat 08.02.2011