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AARHUS CONVENTION

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

Fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, 29 June - 1 July 2011

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Documents

Documents will be uploaded on this webpage as soon as they become available. Please check the webpage regularly. Please note that advance edited versions constitute the final text of the documents. They will be replaced by versions published in the UN Optical Disk as soon as these documents become available in UN Optical Disk. Please note below the policy regarding distribution of the documents, which aims to minimize the negative environmental impact of the session.
  1. Documents prepared in advance for the Meeting:
    • Category I(official documents for possible action)
    • Category II (official background documents, for instance on implementation and compliance and national implementation reports)
    • Category III (other documents relevant to the agenda)
  2. Intersessional documents of relevance to the agenda (also Category II)
  3. Documents adopted by the Meeting of the Parties, including the Declaration and decisions taken by the Parties (will be made available after the session in due course)

  • Adopted in-session documents
  • Category I
  • Category II
  • Category III
  • Intersessional documents

The Meeting of the Parties adopted the following decisions with the agreed amendments by consensus (see table below). In-session documents revised by the fourteenth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties and the Meeting of the Parties are made temporary available in track changes mode in English, French and Russian at: http://www.aarhus.mediu.gov.md/en/documents/

List of decisions and major outcomes
List of decisions and major outcomes
ECE/MP.PP/2011/CRP.11
PDF
ENG
-
-
Declaration
Chisinau Declaration
ECE/MP.PP/2011/CRP.4/rev.1
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
 
Decisions
Draft decision IV/1 on access to information
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.1
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
(Adopted with the amendment to paragraph 9 by adding the Republic of Moldova between the square brackets and removing them, and agreed on the proposed activities related to Access to Information in the draft decision IV/6 on the work programme for 2012-2014)
Draft decision IV/2 on promoting effective access to justice
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.2
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
(Adopted with the amendment to paragraph 16 by removing the square brackets)
Draft decision IV/3 on promoting the application of the principles of the Convention in international forums
ECE/MP.PP/2011/CRP.5
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/4 on reporting requirements
ECE/MP.PP/2011/CRP.2
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/5 on accession to the Convention by States from outside the UNECE region
ECE/MP.PP/2011/CRP.3
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/6 on the work programme for 2012-2014
ECE/MP.PP/2011/CRP.1
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/7 on financial arrangements
ECE/MP.PP/2011/CRP.10
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/8 on strategic planning
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.8
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/9 on general issues of compliance
ECE/MP.PP/2011/CRP.6
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(a) on compliance by Armenia
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.12
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(b) on compliance by Belarus
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.13
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(c) on compliance by Kazakhstan
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.14
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(d) on compliance by the Republic of Moldova
ECE/MP.PP/2011/CRP.7
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(e) on compliance by Slovakia
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.16
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(f) on compliance by Spain
ECE/MP.PP/2011/CRP.8
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(g) on compliance by Turkmenistan
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.18
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(h) on compliance by Ukraine
ECE/MP.PP/2011/CRP.9
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(i) on compliance by the United Kingdom
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.20
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
Communication Strategy
Draft communication strategy
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.10
PDF
ENG
FRE
RUS
(Endorsed with the request to format its first annex)

 

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Languages: ENG – English; FRE – French; RUS – Russian
Documents available for downloading are indicated in blue typeface: ENG FRE RUS.

 

 

Action Documents (Category I)

These documents are presented for possible action by delegations (for signature, endorsement, approval or adoption). They were generally submitted through and approved by the Working Group of the Parties or the Bureau.

These documents will be translated and reproduced by the Conference Services of United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) prior to the meeting.

Agenda
Provisional agenda for the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties
ECE/MP.PP/2011/1
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
 
Declaration
Draft "Chisinau Declaration"
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.9
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
 
Decisions
Draft decision IV/1 on access to information
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.1
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/2 on promoting effective access to justice
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.2
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/3 on promoting the application of the principles of the Convention in international forums
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.3
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/4 on reporting requirements
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.4
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/5 on accession to the Convention by States from outside the UNECE region
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.5
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/6 on the work programme for 2012-2014
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.6
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/7 on financial arrangements
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.7
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/8 on strategic planning
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.8
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/9 on general issues of compliance
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.11
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(a) on compliance by Armenia
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.12
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(b) on compliance by Belarus
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.13
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(c) on compliance by Kazakhstan
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.14
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(d) on compliance by the Republic of Moldova
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.15
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(e) on compliance by Slovakia
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.16
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(f) on compliance by Spain
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.17
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(g) on compliance by Turkmenistan
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.18
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(h) on compliance by Ukraine
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.19
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Draft decision IV/9(i) on compliance by the United Kingdom
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.20
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Communication Strategy
Draft communication strategy
ECE/MP.PP/2011/L.10
PDF
Word DOC
ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS

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File formats: PDF = pdf file; Word DOC = MS Word file
Languages: ENG – English; FRE – French; RUS – Russian
Documents available for downloading are indicated in blue typeface: ENG FRE RUS

Background reports and documents (Category II)

These documents are reports on implementation and compliance and other background documents, prepared by the secretariat or subsidiary bodies of the Convention to provide a basis for discussion. These documents will be translated where feasible and reproduced by the Conference Service of United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) prior to the meeting.

The original versions of the national implementation reports (as submitted by the Parties to the secretariat) and any additional versions of the reports provided in the national language or languages, where these were provided in languages other than English, French or Russian, can be accessed from the following webpage.

List of documents and programme of the high-level segment  
List of documents for the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties Word DOC ENG    
Programme of the high-level segment PDF ENG    
 
Status of Implementation and Trends
Status of ratification
pls. see the following webpage
ECE/MP.PP/2011/7
Synthesis report on the status of implementation
PDF ENG FRE RUS
       
 
 
 
Report of the Compliance Committee
ECE/MP.PP/2011/11
Report by the Compliance Committee
PDF ENG FRE RUS
ECE/MP.PP/2011/11/Add.1
Compliance with regard to Armenia
PDF ENG FRE RUS
ECE/MP.PP/2011/11/Add.2
Compliance with regard to Belarus
PDF ENG FRE RUS
ECE/MP.PP/2011/11/Add.3
Compliance with regard to Slovakia
PDF ENG FRE RUS
 
Background Reports and Documents
ECE/MP.PP/2011/8
Report on Capacity-building
PDF ENG FRE RUS
ECE/MP.PP/2011/9
Report on Implementation of Work Programme 2009/2011
PDF
ENG FRE RUS
ECE/MP.PP/2011/10
Report on good practices and challenges in public participation in international forums
PDF ENG FRE RUS
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2011/7
Note on election of the Compliance Committee
PDF ENG FRE RUS
Draft revised Aarhus Convention Implementation Guide
(Current working draft in track changes)
PDF ENG - -
Draft revised Aarhus Convention Implementation Guide
(Current working draft in clean format)
Word DOC ENG - -
Draft revised Aarhus Convention Implementation Guide
(First draft in track changes)
PDF ENG - -

 

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Languages: ENG – English; FRE – French; RUS – Russian
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Category III Documents

These are informal documents related to the agenda of the meeting. Category III documents will not be assigned any symbol, but can be listed on the official website (as received) if they had been submitted to the ECE secretariat before 15 June 2011. Neither the secretariat nor the host country are responsible for translating or copying Category III documents.

 

Fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties
VIA IURIS assessment of Slovakia's national implementation report 2011 PDF ENG    
NGO's opinion on implementation of Aarhus Convention in Tajikistan PDF ENG   RUS
The Access Initiative - comments on the draft Chisinau Declaration PDF ENG    
The Latin-American Access Initiative Network - comments on the draft Chisinau Declaration PPT ENG    
         
 
     
         

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Languages: ENG – English; FRE – French; RUS – Russian
Documents available for downloading are indicated in blue typeface: ENG FRE RUS

Intersessional Documents of Relevance to the Agenda (Category II)

These documents are reports and related documents produced during the intersessional period (2008-2011), prepared by the secretariat or subsidiary bodies of the Convention. These documents have been translated and published where feasible by UNOG Conference Services in conjunction with the meetings for which they were produced.

 
Working Group of the Parties
Report of the thirteenth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2011/2
PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report of the twelfth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2010/2
PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report of the Working Group of the Parties on its eleventh session
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2009/2
PDF ENG FRE RUS
 
PRTRs
Report of the first session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on PRTR
ECE/MP.PRTR/2010/2 and Add.1
PDF ENG
ENG
FRE
FRE
RUS
RUS
Report of the Working Group on PRTRs on its sixth meeting
ECE/MP.PP/AC.1/2008/2
PDF ENG

FRE

RUS

Report of the Working Group on PRTRs on its fifth meeting
ECE/MP.PP/AC.1/2007/4
PDF ENG FRE RUS
 

For the reports of the Compliance Committee on its 21st to 32nd meetings, see the following webpage

 
Meetings of the Task Forces and Workshops
Report on the Workshop on Electronic Information Tools to Support the Implementation of the Aarhus Convention in South-Eastern Europe
ECE/MP.PP/2011/4

PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report of the seventh meeting of the Task Force on Electronic Information Tools
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2009/4
PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report of the Task Force on Public Participation in Decision-making on its first meeting
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2011/5
PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report of the Task Force on Access to Justice on its fourth meeting
ECE/MP.PP/2011/5
PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report of the Task Force on Access to Justice on its third meeting
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2010/6
PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report on the sixth meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in International Forums
ECE/MP.PP/2011/6
PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report of the fifth meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in International Forums
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2011/3
PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report of the fourth meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in International Forums
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2010/4
PDF ENG FRE RUS
Report on the workshop on public awareness, access to information and public participation regarding living/ genetically modified organisms
ECE/MP.PP/2011/3
PDF ENG FRE RUS

In the table above, links to documents appear using the following abbreviations and icons:

File formats: PDF = pdf file; Word DOC = MS Word file
Languages: ENG – English; FRE – French; RUS – Russian
Documents available for downloading are indicated in blue typeface: ENG FRE RUS