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 |
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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
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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 |
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 |