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ACCC/C/2009/39 Austria

Case status: Inadmissible.
Follow-up:
Topics: Definitions; Public participation; Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 2(5), 2(6); 6; 9.
Articles considered by the Committee:
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance:
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee on 31 October 2009 by the law firm Simonfay and Salburg on behalf of the municipality of Szentgotthard represented by the mayor, Mr. Tibor Viniczay, with regard to compliance by Austria with provisions of articles 2 (5) and (6), 6 and 9 of the Convention. The communication concerned a decision by the Austrian authorities to permit the construction of a waste incinerator close to the Hungarian border and the municipality of Szentgotthard.

  Document Status Date received or posted by the secretariat
  Datasheet ACCC/C/2009/39 (Austria) Latest datasheet on the status of the communication 11.08.2010
  Determination on admissibility At CC-25 31.10.2009
  Communication - Cover (English) Communication ACCC/C/2009/39 31.10.2009
  Annex 1 - Picture of location Annex to Communication ACCC/C/2009/39 31.10.2009
  Annex 2 - Extract of the decision of the Government of the Federal State of Burgenland of February 5th, 2009, permitting the intended waste incinerator (German) Annex to Communication ACCC/C/2009/39 31.10.2009
  Annex 3 - Austrian Environmental Impact Assessment Law (German) Annex to Communication ACCC/C/2009/39 31.10.2009
  Letter to the communicant requesting preliminary clarifications Letter from the secretariat 31.10.2009
  Letter to the Committee providing answers to the clarifications requested Letter to the Committee 31.10.2009
  Letter to the communicant requesting additional information Letter from the secretariat 31.10.2009
  Letter to the Party concerned forwarding the communication and requesting additional information Letter from the secretariat 31.10.2009
  Reply by Austria - Cover Message from the Party concerned 23.03.2010
  Reply by Austria - Reply to questions Annex to the message from the Party concerned 23.03.2010
  Annex 1 - Letter dated May 16, 2007, Austrian Federal Ministry, Notification Annex to the message from the Party concerned 23.03.2010
  Annex 2 - Comments of Szentgotthard, July 3, 2007 Annex to the message from the Party concerned 23.03.2010
  Annex 3 - Letter dated January 16, 2008, Ausrian Federal Ministry Annex to the message from the Party concerned 23.03.2010
  Annex 4a - Letter dated March 27, 2008, Hungarian Ministry of Environment Annex to the message from the Party concerned 23.03.2010
  Annex 4b - Comments of the municipality Szentgotthárd, February 28, 2008 (annexed to Annex 4a) Annex to the message from the Party concerned 23.03.2010
  Annex 5 - Decision of the Land Government of Burgenland of February 5, 2009, (see in particular pages 76, 79-151, 156) Annex to the message from the Party concerned 23.03.2010
  Annex 6 - European Parliament, Notice to Members, dated September 1, 2009 Annex to the message from the Party concerned 23.03.2010
  Annex 7 - Austrian EIA Act 2000 consolidated version (GER - original) (ENG - informal translation) Annex to the message from the Party concerned 23.03.2010
  Reply from the communicant to the questions posed Message from the communicant 26.03.2010
  Annex 3b (numbering continuing from the previous submission above dated 31.10.2009) - fax message from the Municipality of Mogersdorf (austria) to the Municpality of Szentgotthard (GER) and official informing letter (HUN) Annex to the message from the communicant 26.03.2010
  Annex 4 - official opinion of the Municipality (HUN) Annex to the message from the communicant 26.03.2010
  Annex 5 - commercial register report (HUN) Annex to the message from the communicant 26.03.2010
  Annex 6 - appeal against the decision of first instance (GER) Annex to the message from the communicant 26.03.2010
  Annex 7 - claim to the process of first instance (GER) Annex to the message from the communicant 26.03.2010
  Annex 8 - opinion in the procedure of second instance (GER) Annex to the message from the communicant 26.03.2010
  Annex 9 - extracts from the referred Hungarian acts (GER, HUN) Annex to the message from the communicant 26.03.2010
  Annex 10 (HUN) (ENG) - Cumulative Report on Local Referendum and expected effects Annex to the message from the communicant 26.03.2010
  Letter to the communicant inviting them to CC-28 Letter from the secretariat 11.05.2010
  Letter to the Party concerned inviting them to CC-28 Letter from the secretariat 11.05.2010
  Letter of the legal representative of the communicant Message from the communicant 09.06.2010
  Presentation of the communicant for CC-28 (Warning: the file size is 20MB; it can be retrieved also at the bottom of the following page under the blue phrase 'Viniczay Tibor prezentációja': http://www.szentgotthard.hu/hirek/reszletesen.php?id=1310 Message from the communicant 09.06.2010
  Comments from the communicant at CC-28 Message from the communicant 18.06.2010
  Letter with the position of the communicant at CC-28 Letter from the communicant 18.06.2010
  Letter to the parties with the outcome of CC-28 Letter from the secretariat 02.07.2010
  Message from the secretariat with a corrigendum on the date of the discussion that took place Letter from the secretariat 12.07.2010