Status of implementation
Preparation of reports for the third meeting of the Parties
Online reporting format (for National Focal Points)
Guidance on reporting requirements - E F R
Implementation reports draft submitted 2007/08
Implementation reports 2008 
Implementation reports submitted in 2005
Database of National Implementation Reports
Reports from international, regional and non-governmental organisations
Reporting
requirements
Article 10,
paragraph 2, of the Convention requires the Parties
at their meetings to keep under continuous review
the
implementation of the Convention on the basis
of regular
reporting by the Parties.
The Meeting
of the Parties, through decisions I/8 and II/10, elaborated
on
this requirement and agreed upon procedures for
reporting and
upon the reporting format itself.
Key
features of the Aarhus reporting regime
· Each
Party should prepare, for each ordinary meeting
of the
Parties, a report on:
(a) The necessary legislative, regulatory or other
measures that
it has taken to implement the provisions
of the Convention; and
(b) Their practical implementation
according to the format set out in the annex to
decision I/8.
· For the first reporting cycle, Parties are rerquested to complete all of the questions contained in decision I/8. In complying with the reporting requirements for
reporting cycles subsequent to a Party's first cycle, they are requested to submit to the secretariat new
information and where available a consolidated national implementation report.
· In order to avoid duplication and extra cost, only such new
information is to be translated by the secretariat in the three official languages;
· To facilitate the preparation of the synthesis report of the
secretariat and the translation process, reports be submitted to the secretariat so as to arrive no
later than 180 days before the meeting of the Parties for which they are submitted.
· Signatories
and other States not Party to the Convention,
pending
their ratification or accession, may also submit
reports
on measures taken to apply the Convention.
· International, regional and non-governmental organizations
engaged
in programmes or activities providing support to
Parties
and/or other States in the implementation
of the Convention
may submit reports on their programmes
or activities and
lessons learned.
· Reports
submitted by Parties, Signatories and other States
should be prepared through a transparent and consultative
process involving the public. The process of preparing
reports
should therefore start in time for drafts
to be made available for
public consultation.
· Implementation
reports should be submitted to the secretariat
electronically
and on paper in one of the official languages of
the Convention, as well as in the language(s) of
the Party, so
as to arrive no later than 180 days
before the meeting of the
Parties for which it is
prepared.
· The
secretariat will prepare a synthesis report for
each
meeting of the Parties summarizing the progress
made and
identifying significant trends, challenges
and solutions.
· The
secretariat will arrange for translation of reports
submitted by Parties into the other official languages
and will
format and circulate these together with
the synthesis report
as part of the official meeting
documentation for the Meeting of
the Parties. The
reports submitted by Signatories and other
States,
as well as those prepared by international, regional
and
non-governmental organizations, will also be
circulated in
advance of the meeting in the language
in which they are
received by the secretariat.
Preparation
of reports for the third meeting of the Parties
(Riga, June 2008)
For the second
reporting cycle, the deadline to submit the reports
to the secretariat is 14 December 2007.
The Working Group of
the Parties agreed that in
order to ensure sufficient time for
public consultation,
the deadline to prepare draft reports and
make them
available to the public is 14 September 2007.
For further guidance on the preparation of national implementation reports, see the Guidance on reporting requirements - E F R.
Implementation reports may be prepared and submitted online. Parties, Signatories and other States are encouraged to use this method of submitting reports.
The online reporting format has been developed by the secretariat as a tool to facilitate the submission of finalized national implementation reports in a standard format. It is based on the questionnaire attached to decision I/8 on reporting requirements under the Aarhus Convention. Each national focal point will be able to use this tool in order to submit the report to the secretariat.
Once submitted, national implementation reports will be posted on the web site, together with the national language version where applicable.
First time users: All national focal points that would like to submit their reports throught the online format are invited to contact the secretariat at public.participation@unece.org. You will receive your login and password which you can use to access this part of the Convention’s web site and enter responses to questions in the reporting format.
Once logged in, (1) select "National Implementation report 2007", (2) select "Create new answer" at the top of the page, (3) choose quention's number, (4) paste your answer in the window below, (5) click on "Submit". For the other questions repeat from step (3).
Please contact us if you have any questions or if you encountered any problems while using this tool.
To access the
online
reporting format, click
here (for national focal points only; login and password required)