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Communications from the public

Background

Article 15 of the Protocol on Water and Health on review of compliance, requires the Meeting of the Parties to establish arrangements for reviewing compliance with the Protocol. The objective of the compliance procedure is to facilitate, promote and aim to secure compliance with the obligations under the Protocol, with a view to preventing disputes. Following this obligation, at their first meeting in January 2007, the Parties adopted the decision 1/2 on review of compliance (E F R) and elected the first Compliance Committee.

The Compliance Committee approved its rules of procedure, in accordance with decision I/2 of the Meeting of the Parties. The rules of procedure are based on the outcome of the first three meetings of the Committee. On the basis of practice and experience gained, the Committee might elaborate/revise the document further.

The Committee shall:

Consider any submission, referral or communication relating to specific issues of compliance made in accordance with the decision 1/2;

Prepare, at the request of the Meeting of the Parties, a report on compliance with or implementation of specific provisions of the Protocol; and

Monitor, assess and facilitate the implementation of and compliance with the reporting requirements under article 7, paragraph 5, of the Protocol.

The Committee may examine compliance issues and make recommendations or take measures if and as appropriate.

The rules of procedure are based on the outcome of the first three meetings of the Compliance Committee. On the basis of practice and experience gained, the Committee might elaborate/revise the document further.

Another document, elaborated by the Compliance Committee and prepared with a purpose of serving both the Committee and the general public, is “guidelines on communications from the public” (Russian version).

Additionally, the leaflet on “Improving compliance with the Protocol on Water and Health” in English and Russian has been prepared for the second session of the Meeting of the Parties with the aim of raising awareness to support the Protocol’s implementation in the region and beyond.

Committee members

The Compliance Committee members are elected by the Meeting of the Parties of the Protocol on Water and Health and serve on the Committee in their personal capacity. The current composition of the Compliance Committee is:

Ms. Magdalena Bar (Poland)

Mr. Pierre Chantrel (France)

Ms. Ilona Drulite (Lithuania)

Ms. Diana Iskreva-Idigo (Bulgaria)

Ms. Zsuzsanna Kocsis-Kupper (Hungary)

Mr. Veit Koester (Denmark)

Mr. Truls Krogh (Norway)

Mr. Ilya Trombitsky (Republic of Moldova)

Mr. Serhiy Vykhryst (Ukraine)