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AARHUS CONVENTION
Convention on Access to Information,
Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice
in Environmental Matters

First meeting of the Parties - Lucca, Italy, 21-23 October 2002

Main page of the First Meeting of the Parties


Documents

  1. Documents adopted by the Meeting of the Parties;
  2. Category I (draft decisions);
  3. Category II (background documents);
  4. Category III (interventions by Parties, Signatories, other States and organizations).
  • Adopted documents
  • Category I
  • Category II
  • Category III

Adopted by the Meeting

Document title   English Français Русский
Provisional agenda for the first meeting of the Parties (ECE/MP.PP/1) PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report of the first meeting of the Parties (ECE/MP.PP/2) PDF ENG FRE RUS
Guidelines on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice with respect to Genetically Modified Organisms PDF ENG FRE RUS
Lucca Declaration PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decisions
Decision I/1: Rules of Procedure PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decision I/2: Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decision I/3: Extraordinary meeting of the Parties PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decision I/4: Genetically Modified Organisms PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decision I/5: Promoting Effective Access to Justice PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decision I/6: Promoting the Use of Electronic and other Information Tools PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decision I/7: Review of Compliance PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decision I/8: Reporting Requirements PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decision I/9: Designation of Focal Points PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decision I/10: Clearing-House Mechanism and Capacity-Building Service PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decision I/11: Procedures for the Preparation, Adoption and Monitoring of Work Programme PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decision I/12: Work Programme for 2003-2005 PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decision I/13: Financial Arrangements PDF ENG FRE RUS
Decision I/14: Establishment of the Working Group of the Parties PDF ENG FRE RUS

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Draft Decisions

Document title   English Français Русский
Draft Lucca Declaration PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/1: Rules of Procedure PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/2: Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/3: Extraordinary meeting of the Parties PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/4: Genetically Modified Organisms PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Guidelines on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice with respect to Genetically Modified Organisms PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/5: Promoting Effective Access to Justice PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/6: Promoting the Use of Electronic and other Information Tools PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/7: Review of Compliance PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/8: Reporting Requirements PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/9: Designation of Focal Points PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/10: Clearing-House Mechanism and Capacity-Building Service PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/11: Procedures for the Preparation, Adoption and Monitoring of Work Programmes PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/12: Work Programme and Budget for 2003-2005 PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/13: Financial Arrangements PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft Decision I/14: Establishment of the Working Group of the Parties PDF ENG FRE RUS

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Background documents

Document title   English Français Русский
Ratification Status of the Convention (MP.PP/2002/INF.1) English only PDF ENG    
Relevant Outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (MP.PP/2002/17) PDF ENG FRE RUS
Access to information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in International Forums (MP.PP/2002/18) PDF ENG FRE RUS
Access to information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in International Forums. Addendum: Survey of selected access to information, public participation and access to justice rules and practices in international forums (MP.PP/2002/18/Add.1) English only PDF ENG    
Analysis of the links between the Aarhus Convention and the other UNECE environmental conventions and protocols (MP.PP/2002/19) PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report of the third meeting of the Working Group for the preparation of the first meeting of the Parties (CEP/WG.5/2002/14) PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report of the Workshop on Access to Justice (CEP/WG.5/2001/5) PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report on the Workshop on Electronic Information Tools (CEP/WG.5/2001/4) PDF ENG FRE RUS

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Interventions by Parties, Signatories, other States and organizations

Armenia
Belarus
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Hungary
Italy
Kazakhstan
- ENG
- RUS
Malaysia

Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Republic of Moldova
- ENG
- RUS
Romania
Serbia
Tajikistan
United Kingdom
United States

European Union
European Commission
UNECE

UN ECLAC
World Bank

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Documents available for downloading are indicated in blue typeface: ENG FRE RUS.