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ACCC/C/2013/92 Germany

Case status: Findings adopted on 18.06.2017 – No non-compliance found; see para. 9 of Decision VI/8 on general issues of compliance.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Definitions; Discrimination based on citizenship, nationality or domicile; Public participation.
Articles alleged: 1; 3; 4; 6.
Articles considered by the Committee: 3 (2), 3 (6), 3 (9); 6.
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: On 24 June 2013, a member of the public, Ms. Brigitte Artmann, submitted a communication to the Compliance Committee alleging the failure of Germany to comply with its obligations under articles 1, 3, 4 and 6 of the Convention with respect to the opportunities provided to the public in Germany to participate in a transboundary environmental impact assessment procedure concerning the proposed construction of two third generation nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point C.

Document Status Date received or posted by the secretariat
Determination on admissibility At CC-42 27.09.2013

Communication and
Annex 1
Annex 2
annex 3 GER ENG
Annex 4
Annex 5

From the communicant 24.06.2013
Letter to Party concerned forwarding the communication From the secretariat 17.12.2013
Letter to the communicant From the secretariat 17.12.2013

Covering letter and response of the Party concerned to the communication GER ENG
Annex 1
Annex 2
Annex 3
Annex 4
Annex 5
Annex 6

From the Party concerned  15.05.2014
Letter to the Party concerned and communicant enclosing questions from the Committee From the secretariat 17.11.2014

Response to the Committee's questions
Annex a.2
Annex a.3 GER ENG
Annex 1
Annex 1a
Annex 2
Annex 2a
Annex 2b
Annex 3
Annex 3a
Annex 4

From the communicant 04.12.2014
Response to Committee's questions (ENG) (GER) From the Party concerned 27.01.2015
Comments on Party concerned's reply to Committee's questions From the communicant 14.02.2015
Comments on the communicant's comments on the Party concerned's reply to Committee's questions (ENG) (GER) From the Party concerned 05.03.2015
Letters to the Party concerned  and communicant enclosing the Committee's draft findings From the secretariat 18.11.2016
Email From the Party concerned 21.11.2016
Comments on the draft findings From the communicant 24.11.2016
Email to Party concerned regarding request for extension of period for commenting on draft findings From the secretariat 25.11.2016
Cover letter enclosing comments on the draft findings From the Party concerned 20.01.2017
Email concerning Party concerned's comments on the draft findings From the communicant 25.01.2017
Letter enclosing its letter of 9 March 2017 to United Kingdom expressing interest in notification under the Espoo Convention From the Party concerned 09.05.2017
Comments on letter concerning Espoo procedure From the communicant 18.05.2017
Revised draft findings and letter to the parties inviting their comments From the secretariat 02.06.2017
Comments on the revised draft findings From the communicant 12.06.2017
Comments on the revised draft findings From the Party concerned 13.06.2017
Comments on Party concerned's comments on the revised draft findings From the communicant 16.06.2017
Findings ENG FRE RUS   18.06.2017