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ACCC/C/2013/91 United Kingdom

Case status: Findings adopted on 19.06.2017 – Non-compliance found.
Follow-up: On-going; see Decision VII/8s, Decision VI/8k.
Topics: Definitions; Discrimination based on citizenship, nationality or domicile; Public participation.
Articles alleged: 6 (2), 6 (5), 6 (7).
Articles considered by the Committee: 2 (4), 2 (5); 3 (9); 6 (1), 6 (2).
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: 6 (2).
Summary: On 12 June 2013, Sylvia Kotting-Uhl, a citizen of Germany, submitted a communication to the Compliance Committee alleging the failure of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to comply with its obligations under the Convention. Specifically, the communicant alleged that the Party concerned failed to comply with article 6, (2), (5) and (7) of the Convention and the Convention’s requirements concerning discrimination because it did not provide the German public with opportunities to participate in a transboundary environmental impact assessment procedure concerning the proposed construction of two third-generation nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point, known as Hinkley Point C.

Document Status Date received or posted by the secretariat
Determination on admissibility At CC-42 27.09.2013
Communication From the communicant 12.06.2013
Letter to the Party concerned forwarding the communication From the secretariat 17.12.2013
Letter to the communicant From the secretariat 17.12.2013

Response to the communication
Annex 1
Annex 2
Annex 3
Annex 4
Annex 5
Annex 6
Annex 7

 

From the Party concerned 17.05.2014
Court of Appeal decision  From the Party concerned 21.08.2014
Expert statement for discussion at CC46 From the communicant 11.09.2014
Opening statement for discussion at CC46
Schedule for discussion at CC46
From the Party concerned 22.09.2014
Letter to the Party concerned and communicant enclosing questions from the Committee From the secretariat 17.11.2014

Response to the Committee's questions

Annex 1
Annex 2
Annex 3
Annex 4
Annex 5
Annex 6
Annex 7
Annex 8

From the Party concerned 12.12.2014
Letter From the Party concerned 09.01.2015
Letter to the parties enclosing questions from the Committee From the secretariat 19.07.2016
Reply to Committee's questions
Annex 1: Infrastructure Planning Commission registration and representation Form
From the Party concerned 12.08.2016
Comments on Party concerned's reply
Annex: Report of the 35th session of the Espoo Convention Implementation Committee (ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2016/2)
From the communicant 06.09.2016
Draft findings and letter to the parties inviting their comments From the secretariat 10.05.2017

Comments on the draft findings

Annex: Parliamentary question and reply GER

From the communicant 06.06.2017
Comments on the draft findings From the Party concerned 12.06.2017
Findings ENG FRE RUS   19.06.2017