Main page of the Third Meeting of the Parties
Documents
- Documents adopted by the Meeting of the Parties, including the Riga Declaration, decisions taken by the Parties and the meeting report.
- Documents prepared in advance for the Meeting:
- Category I (official documents for possible action);
- Category II (including official background documents, national implementation reports and reports on compliance);
- Category III (other documents relevant to the agenda).
- Intersessional documents of relevance to the agenda.
Documents adopted by the Meeting of the Parties, including the Riga Declaration, decisions taken by the Parties and the meeting report
Document Title | ENG | FRE | RUS |
|---|---|---|---|
Annotated agenda for the third meeting of the Parties | |||
Report of the third meeting of the Parties | |||
"Riga Declaration" | |||
Statement on the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers | |||
Decision III/1 on interpretation of article 14 of the Convention [dealing with the entry into force of amendments] ECE/MP.PP/2008/2/Add.3 | |||
Decision III/2 on electronic information tools and the clearinghouse mechanism | |||
Decision III/3 on promoting effective access to justice | |||
Decision III/4 on promoting the application of the principles of the Convention in international forums | |||
Decision III/5 on reporting requirements | |||
Decision III/6 on general issues of compliance | |||
Decision III/6a on compliance by Albania with its obligations under the Convention | |||
Decision III/6b on compliance by Armenia with its obligations under the Convention | |||
Decision III/6c on compliance by Kazakhstan with its obligations under the Convention with its obligations under the Convention | |||
Decision III/6d on compliance by Lithuania with its obligations under the Convention | |||
Decision III/6e on compliance by Turkmenistan with its obligations under the Convention (Ref. Decision II/5c) | |||
Decision III/6f on compliance by Ukraine with its obligations under the Convention (Ref. Decision II/5b) | |||
Decision III/7 on financial arrangements | |||
Decision III/8 on the Strategic Plan 2009-2014 | |||
Decision III/9 on the Work Programme 2009-2011 |
Action Documents (Category I)
These documents were presented for possible action by delegations (for signature, endorsement, approval or adoption). They were generally submitted through and endorsed by the Working Group of the Parties or the Bureau.
These documents were translated, reproduced and distributed by the Conference Services of United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) prior to the meeting.
Document Title | ENG | FRE | RUS |
|---|---|---|---|
Agenda | |||
Annotated provisional agenda for the third meeting of the Parties | |||
Draft Declaration and Statement | |||
Draft "Riga Declaration" | |||
Draft statement on the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers | |||
Draft Decisions | |||
Draft decision III/1 on entry into force of amendments | |||
Draft decision III/2 on electronic information tools and the clearinghouse mechanism | |||
Draft decision III/3 on promoting effective access to justice | |||
Draft decision III/4 on promoting the application of the principles of the Convention in international forums | |||
Draft decision III/5 on reporting requirements | |||
Draft decision III/6 on general issues of compliance | |||
Draft decision III/6(b) on compliance by Albania | |||
Draft Decision III/6(b) on compliance by Armenia | |||
Draft decision III/6(c) on compliance by Kazakhstan | |||
Draft decision III/6(d) on compliance by Lithuania | |||
Draft decision III/6(e) on compliance by Turkmenistan | |||
Draft decision III/6(f) on compliance by Ukraine | |||
Draft decision III/7 on financial arrangements | |||
Draft decision III/8 on the long-term strategic plan | |||
Draft decision III/9 on the work programme 2009-2011 | |||
Background Documents (Category II)
These documents are reports on implementation and compliance and other background documents, prepared by the secretariat or subsidiary bodies of the Convention (informational and analytical documents of direct relevance to the agenda that will provide a basis for discussion). These documents were translated where feasible, reproduced and distributed by the Conference Service of United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) prior to the meeting.
Implementation reports appearing in the table below have been edited by the secretariat and submitted to the UNOG for publication.
The original versions of these national implementation reports (as submitted by the Parties to the secretariat) and any additional versions of the reports provided in the national language or languages, where these were provided in languages other than English, French or Russian, may be accessed from the draft national implementation reports.
Document Title | ENG | FRE | RUS |
|---|---|---|---|
List of Documents and Programme Third meeting of the Parties | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/1/Add.1 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/1/Add.2 | |||
Status of Implementation and Trends | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/3 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/4 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/4/Corr.1 | |||
National Implementation Reports1 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/ALB | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/ARM | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/AUS | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/AZE | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/BLR | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/BEL | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/BGR | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/HRV | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/CYP | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/CZE | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/DNK | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/EST | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/FIN | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/FRA | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/GEO | |||
Errata to implementation report by Georgia | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/DEU | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/GRC | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/HUN | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/ITA | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/KAZ | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/KGZ | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/LVA | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/LTU | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/LUX | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/MLT | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/MDA | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/NLD | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/NOR | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/POL | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/PRT | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/ROU | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/SVK | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/SVN | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/ESP | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/SWE | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/TJK | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/MKD | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/TKM | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/UKR | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/GBR | |||
ECE/MP.PP/IR/2008/EC | |||
Report of the Compliance Committee | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/5 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/5/Add.1 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/5/Add.2 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/5/Add.3 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/5/Add.4 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/5/Add.5 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/5/Add.6 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/5/Add.7 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/5/Add.8 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/5/Add.9 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/5/Add.10 | |||
Background Reports | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/6 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/7 | |||
ECE/MP.PP/2008/8 | |||
Category III Documents
These documents were related to the agenda of the meeting, submitted directly to the meeting. Category III documents were not assigned any symbol, but were listed on the official website if they had been submitted to the ECE secretariat before 6 June 2008. Neither the secretariat nor the host country were responsible for translating or copying Category III documents.
For further information on arrangements, please contact:
Valdimarts Slaukstins
Host country secretariat
Ministry of Environment, Latvia
Tel.:+371 670 26 523
E-mail: Valdimarts.Slaukstins@vidm.gov.lv
Document Title | ENG | RUS |
|---|---|---|
Alternative report on implementation of the Convention by Kazakhstan submitted by Ecological Forum Non-governmental organizations of Kazakhstan NGOs | ||
Alternative report on implementation of the Convention by Kyrgyzstan submitted by a Kyrgyz NGO "Independent Ecological Expertise | ||
Alternative report on implementation of the Convention by Slovakia submitted by 17 Slovak NGOs | ||
ANGO Report and Opinion on the Implementation of the Aarhus C 2005 - 2007 Hungary published by Hungarian Network of Eco-counselling Offices | ||
Capacity building activities in support of the Aarhus Convention - Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) | ||
Correspondence from Ukraine in connection with paragraphs 16, 25 and 26 of the report of the Compliance Committee on compliance by Ukraine (ECE/MP.PP/2008/5/Add.9). Both English and Russian versions of the documents are presented here as provided by the Party. | ||
Response of the Coalition for Access to Justice for the Environment (CAJE) to the National Implementation Report submitted by the United Kingdom | ||
Who is paying for the European public good of environmental demcracy? An analysis of financial contributions of Parties and Signatories to the Aarhus Convention to the funding of its Work Program (2003-2007), Institute for European Environmental Policy | ||
Voice and Choice: Opening the Door to Environmental Democracy - Based on the findings of the Access Initiative. Executive Summary, World Resources Institute |
Intersessional Documents of Relevance to the Agenda (Category II)
These documents are reports and related documents produced during the intersessional period (2005-2008), prepared by the secretariat or subsidiary bodies of the Convention. These documents have been translated and published by UNOG Conference Services in conjunction with the meetings for which they were produced.
Document Title | ENG | FRE | RUS |
|---|---|---|---|
Third meeting of the Parties Working Group of the Parties | |||
Report of the ninth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties | |||
Report of the eighth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties | |||
Report of the seventh meeting of the Working Group of the Parties | |||
Report of the sixth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties | |||
Working Group on PRTRs | |||
Report of the fifth meeting of the Working Group on PRTRs | |||
Report of the fifth meeting corrigendum - English only ECE/MP.PP/AC.1/2007/4/corr.1 | |||
Report of the fourth meeting of the Working Group on PRTRs | |||
Report of the third meeting of the Working Group on PRTRs | |||
Reports of the Compliance Committee | |||
Report of the twentieth meeting of the Compliance Committee | |||
Report of the nineteenth meeting of the Compliance Committee | |||
Report of the eighteenth meeting of the Compliance Committee | |||
ECE/MP.PP/C.1/2007/8/Corr.1 | |||
Report of the seventeenth meeting of the Compliance Committee | |||
Report of the sixteenth meeting of the Compliance Committee | |||
Report of the fifthteenth meeting of the Compliance Committee | |||
Report of the fourteenth meeting of the Compliance Committee | |||
Report of the thirteeth meeting of the Compliance Committee | |||
Report of the twelfth meeting of the Compliance Committee | |||
Report of the eleventh meeting of the Compliance Committee | |||
Report of the tenth meeting of the Compliance Committee | |||
Report of the ninth meeting of the Compliance Committee | |||
Task Force reports | |||
Report of the second meeting of the Task Force on Access to Justice | |||
Report of the first meeting of the Task Force on Access to Justice | |||
Report of the sixth meeting of the Task Force on Electronic Information Tools | |||
Report of the fifth meeting of the Task Force on Electronic Information Tools | |||
Addendum to the Report of Task Force on Electronic Information Tools (Questionnaire on implementation of decision II/3) | |||
Addendum to the Report of Task Force on Electronic Information Tools (Summary of Responses to the Questionnaire on implementation of decision II/3) | |||
Report of the fourth meeting of the Task Force on Electronic Information Tools | |||
Report of the third meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in International Forums | |||
Report of the second meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in International Forums | |||
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2007/L.1/Corr.1 | |||
Report of the first meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in International Forums | |||
