Case status: Pending.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Public participation.
Articles alleged: 6 (3), 6 (4), 6 (8); 7.
Articles considered by the Committee: -
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee on 3 August 2017 by environmental NGOs ClientEarth and the International Institute for Law and the Environment. The communication alleged a failure to comply with articles 7 and 6 (3), (4) and (8) in relation to the transitional national plan of Spain under the European Union Directive on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control).
| Documents | Status | Date received or posted by the secretariat |
|---|---|---|
| From the communicant | 03.08.2017 | |
| Request for additional information on domestic remedies | From the secretariat | 11.10.2017 |
| Additional information on domestic remedies | From the communicant | 06.11.2017 (received on 05.03.2018, due to technical problem) |
| Update on domestic remedies | From the communicant | 03.10.2018 |
| Comments on preliminary admissibility | From the Party concerned | 05.11.2018 |
| Statement regarding preliminary admissibility | From the communicant (IIDMA) | 11.03.2019 |
| Statement regarding preliminary admissibility | From the Party concerned | 14.03.2019 |
| Letters to the Party concerned and the communicant enclosing Committee's determination of preliminary admissibility and forwarding the communication for the Party concerned's response | From the secretariat | 22.03.2019 |
| Response to communication ENG SPA Annex I: Transitional National Plan for large combustion plants ENG SPA Annex II.1: Commission decision of 29 May 2015 Annex II.2: Commission decision of 3 March 2016 Annex II.3: Commission decision of 27 April 2017 Annex III: Certification of public participation process ENG SPA Annex IV.1 Certificate of hearing to the environmental advisory board ENG SPA Annex IV.2: Comments received from Greenpeace and IIDMA ENG SPA Annex V.1: IIDMA complaint to the Supreme Court ENG SPA Annex V.2: Supreme Court decision ENG SPA |
From the Party concerned | 02.08.2019 |
| Letter to the communicants | From the secretariat | 01.02.2024 |
| Reply to Committee’s request for an update of 01.02.2024 | From the communicants | 16.02.2024 |
| Letter | From the Party concerned | 06.03.2024 |
| Letter to the Party concerned and communicants seeking their views on whether a hearing is needed | From the secretariat | 18.03.2024 |
| Reply as to need for a hearing | From the communicants | 02.04.2024 |
| Reply as to need for a hearing | From the Party concerned | 04.04.2024 |