The fifth session of Meeting of the Parties to the Convention was held, in conjunction with the first session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, in Room XVI at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 20 (p.m.) to 23 June 2011.
Final texts of the adopted decisions are available in the session reports below, or as individual documents.
Watch the discussion on the application of the Espoo Convention to nuclear energy related activities - questions and conclusions.
fifth session of Meeting of the Parties to the Convention |
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ECE/MP.EIA/14 | |||
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ECE/MP.EIA/15 (post session) | |||
- plus corrigendum (to decision V/2) | |||
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first session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol |
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ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/1 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2 (post session) | |||
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ECE/MP.EIA/2011/L.1 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2011/L.1 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/L.2 -- ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2011/L.2 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/L.3 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2011/L.3 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/1 -- ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2011/1 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/2 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/3 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/4 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/5 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/6 |
Background documents
Convention | |||
Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment | |||
Rules of Procedure | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/10 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/WG.1/2010/5 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/AC.3/2010/2 | |||
ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2011/2 |
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/INF.1 -- ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2011/INF.1 | ||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/INF.2 -- ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2011/INF.2 | - | |
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/INF.3 -- ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2011/INF.3 | ||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/INF.4 -- ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2011/INF.4 | - | |
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/INF.5 -- ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2011/INF.5 | ||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/INF.6 -- ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2011/INF.6 | ||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/INF.7 | ||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/INF.8 | ||
ECE/MP.EIA/2011/INF.9 -- ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2011/INF.9 | - | |
Background document |
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Informal list of nuclear energy-related activities in the UNECE region, first discussed at the 13th meeting of the Working Group on EIA (Exchange of good practices: Application of the Convention to nuclear energy-related activities; revised) | - |
Outstanding issues: draft decision on the review of compliance (item 3(a) of MOP-5 agenda) | |
Proposal by Ukraine | |
Non-paper by Ukraine | |
Support to Ukraine to Implement the Espoo and Aarhus Conventions, Draft Final Report, EuropeAid Development and Cooperation, European Commission, August 2010, prepared by NIRAS A/S, Denmark (mention of any commercial firm does not imply endorsement by the United Nations). | |
Statement by Minister | |
Statement by Deputy Minister | |
Revised draft decision put forward for adoption in high-level segment (informal, advance copy of adopted text) | |
Outstanding issues: draft decision on the adoption of the workplan (item 3(b) of MOP-5 and MOP/MOP-1 agendas) | |
Presentation of the implementation of the previous workplan, by secretariat | |
Revised draft decision put forward for adoption in high-level segment (informal, advance copy of adopted text) | |
Outstanding issues: draft decision on the budget, financial arrangements and financial assistance (item 3(c) of MOP-5 and MOP/MOP-1 agendas) | |
Presentation of the financial report, by secretariat | |
Oustanding issues: nominations (item 3(f) of MOP-5 and MOP/MOP-1 agendas) | |
Proposal by NGOs EEB and EcoForum for an NGO observer at Bureau meetings | |
Seminar on 20 years of law and practice under the Convention (item 4 of MOP-5 agenda) |
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Panel 1: The Espoo Convention’s Relationship to Public International and European Law |
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Developments in International Law of EIA and their Relation to the Espoo Convention, Alan Boyle | |
Relationship between the Espoo Convention and the Aarhus Convention, Jonas Ebbesson | - |
Implementation of and Compliance with the Espoo Convention and Kiev Protocol in the European Union, Simon Marsden | |
Panel 2: Legal Developments within the Espoo Convention |
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The Protocol on SEA: a matter of good governance?, Jan De Mulder | |
The Legal Status of Subsidiary Body Rulings and ‘Guidance’ Documents, Neil Craik (presenter) and Timo Koivurova | |
Legal challenges of the application of Espoo Convention in post-Soviet OVOS/expertiza systems, Jerzy Jendroska | |
Review of the workplan and work done by the Working Group on EIA (item 5 of MOP-5 agenda) | |
List of cases 2010 | |
Panel discussion on nuclear energy-related projects (item 7 of MOP-5 agenda), moderated by Mr. Georges Kremlis |
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Summary (informal notes by the Secretariat) | |
Mr. Andreas Molin, Federal Ministry of Environment (Austria) | |
Mr. Jorma Aurela, Ministry of Employment and the Economy (Finland) | |
Mr. Jean-Luc Lachaume, Deputy Director-General of the Nuclear Safety | |
Ms. Rita Mazzanti, Head of Liaison Office in Geneva, International Atomic Energy Agency | - |
Mr. Stasys Motiejunas, State Enterprise Radioactive Waste Management | |
Ms. Monika Nauduzaite, Directorate-General for Energy, European | |
Ms. Patricia Lorenz, Friends of the Earth Europe | |
Statements by Parties | |
Belarus | |
Belarus, open letter of the Ministry of Natural Resources | |
Slovenia | |
Presentation on the Swiss-organized programme on Environmental Impact Assessment in Central Asia and Azerbaijan (item 8 of MOP-5 agenda) |
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Keynote speech by Mr. Gérard Poffet, Vice Director of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment | |
Opening statement by Mr. Jan Kubis, Executive Secretary of UNECE | |
Statements by Ministers and high-level representatives (item 10 of MOP-5 agenda; item 6 of MOP/MOP-1 agenda) |
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Armenia | |
Belarus | |
European Union | |
European Commission | |
Lithuania | |
Azerbaijan | |
Romania | |
WHO | |
Ukraine | RUS |
Other business (MOP-5 item 13) | |
Statement by Armenia | |
Conclusion of the sessions (MOP/MOP-1 item 12 and MOP-5 item 14) | |
Informal presentation of the main outcomes, by secretariat | |
