Case status: Findings adopted on 09.10.2015 – Non-compliance found.
Follow-up: On-going; see Decision VII/8d, Decision VI/8d.
Topics: Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 9 (4).
Articles considered by the Committee: 9 (4).
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: 9 (4).
Summary: On 25 July 2012, the Bulgarian non-governmental organization Balkani Wildlife Society submitted a communication to the Compliance Committee alleging a systemic failure of Bulgaria to comply with article 9 (4) of the Convention. The communication alleged that the Party concerned failed to meet the Convention’s requirements regarding injunctive relief with respect to challenges to environmental permits issued under three European Union directives: the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive; the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive; and the Habitats Directive.
Document | Status | Date received or posted by the secretariat |
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Datasheet ACCC/C/2012/76 | Latest datasheet on the status of the communication | 14.05.2013 |
Determination on admissibility | At CC-38 | 28.09.2012 |
Communication | From the communicant | 25.07.2012 |
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From the communicant | 25.07.2012 |
Letter to the Party concerned forwarding the communication | From the secretariat | 30.10.2012 |
Letter to the communicant | From the secretariat | 30.10.2012 |
Response to the communication (cover letter) and Annex (Court ruling of 8 September 2012 in Bg) |
From the Party concerned |
28.03.2013 |
Letter to the Party concerned and the communicant for the hearing at the Committee's 41st meeting |
From the secretariat | 22.05.2013 |
Letter to parties after the Committee's 41st meeting | From the secretariat | 09.07.2013 |
Letter answering questions after the hearing at the Committee's 41st meeting Enclosure A - translation in English of the following annexes to Annex 6, Annex 8, Annex 31, Annex 32, Annex 33, Annex 34, Annex 35 Annex 2 Table on recent cases Annex 3 Oral statement at CC41 |
From the communicant | 21.08.2013 |
Information provided after the hearing at the Committee's 41st meeting | From the Party concerned | 22.08.2013 |
Letter to Party concerned and communicant enclosing draft findings for comment | From the secretariat | 04.09.2015 |
Comments on the Committee's draft findings | From the Party concerned | 02.10.2015 |
Comments on the Committee's draft findings | From the communicant | 02.10.2015 |
Administrative Procedure Code (English version) | From the Party concerned | 01.03.2016 |
Findings and recommendations with regard to communication ACCC/C/2012/76 concerning compliance by Bulgaria ENG FRE RUS |