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ACCC/C/2013/106 Czech Republic

Case status: Findings adopted on 26.07.2021 – No non-compliance found; see para. 10 of Decision VII/8 on general issues of compliance.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Public participation; Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 6 (3), 6 (8); 9 (2)–(4). 
Articles considered by the Committee: 6 (1), 6 (3), 6 (8); 9 (2)–(4).
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance:  –
Summary: On 26 November 2013, the citizens’ association “V havarijní zón jaderné elektrárny Temelín” submitted a communication alleging failure by Czechia to comply with its obligations under articles 6 (3) and (8) and 9 (2)–(4) of the Convention, in relation to a planning permit procedure for the construction of a spent nuclear fuel storage facility.

Document Status   Date received or
posted by the secretariat
Communication
Annex 1
Annex 2
Annex 3
Annex 4
Annex 5
From the communicant 26.11.2013
Letter to communicant requesting clarification From the secretariat 12.03.2014
Email to communicant re-sending request for clarification From the secretariat 26.08.2014
Reply to Committee's request for clarification From the communicant 18.09.2014
Determination on preliminary admissibility   25.09.2014
Letter forwarding communication to Party concerned for its response    From the secretariat 27.02.2015
Letter to communicant From the secretariat 27.02.2015
Cover letter enclosing response to the communication CZE ENG From the Party concerned 24.07.2015
Comments from communicant  CZE  ENG
Annex I: Judgment of the Municipal Court in Prague, ref. no. 9 Ca BB2/2008-124, dated 27 October 2010 
Annex II: Judgment of the Municipal Court in Prague, ref. no. 10 Ca 126/2009-172, dated 11 May 2010
Annex III: Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court in Prague, ref. no. 2 As 7/2011-274, dated 14 January 2013
Annex IV: Resolution of the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic, ref. no. 1 As 176/2012-130, dated 19 August 2014
Annex V: Memorandum of the European Court of Human Rights dated 13 July 2011 dealing with three complaints submitted by the Association
From the communicant 16.09.2015
Invitation to the Party concerned and communicant to attend the discussion at Committee's 51st meeting From the secretariat 06.11.2015
Information to the parties regarding hearing at 51st meeting From the secretariat 11.12.2015
Revised summary of communication From the communicant 16.12.2015
Email From observer (Oekobuero) 21.11.2016
Questions from the Committee to the communicant From the secretariat 08.06.2017
Reply to questions from the Committee CZE ENG From the communicant 23.06.2017
Cover letter enclosing comments on the communicant's reply to questions from the Committee From the Party concerned 11.07.2017
Questions from the Committee to the Party concerned From the secretariat 12.01.2018
Reply to questions from the Committee From the Party concerned 08.02.2018
Draft findings and letter to the Party concerned and communicant inviting their comments From the secretariat 28.08.2019
Email enclosing comments on Committee's draft findings From the Party concerned 09.10.2019
Findings ENG FRE RUS   01.11.2019