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ACCC/C/2014/120 Slovakia

Case status: Findings adopted on 24.07.2021 – No non-compliance found; see para. 10 of Decision VII/8 on general issues of compliance.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Definitions; Clear, transparent and consistent framework; Public participation; Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 8; 9 (3). 
Articles considered by the Committee: 2 (2); 3 (1); 8; 9 (3).
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: On 8 December 2014, civic association VIA IURIS, submitted a communication to the Compliance Committee alleging a failure by Slovakia to comply with its obligations under articles 8 and 9 (3) of the Convention in relation to legislation concerning forestry. The communicant alleged that the Party concerned failed to provide public participation in the preparation of an amendment to forestry legislation in 2013 and access to justice to enforce rules governing public participation in the preparation of such legislation.

Documents Status Date received or posted by the secretariat
Communication From the communicant 08.12.2014
Covering email enclosing comments on preliminary admissibility From the Party concerned 27.03.2015
Email to inform parties that communication determined to be preliminarily admissible From the secretariat 09.04.2015
Letter to Party concerned enclosing preliminary determination of admissibility and forwarding communication for Party concerned's response  From the secretariat 28.06.2015

Cover letter enclosing response
Annex 1: Print screen portal (Slovak)
Annex 2: Public comment of the communicant (Slovak)
Annex 3: Written invitation (Slovak)
Annex 4: Email invitation (Slovak)
Annex 5: Contradictory negotiation report (Slovak)
Annex 6: Evaluation of all protal comments (Slovak)
Annex 7: Submission report LC (Slovak)
Annex 8: Submission report G (Slovak)

From the Party concerned 27.11.2015
Letters inviting Party concerned and communicant to hearing at Committee's 54th meeting From the secretariat 19.08.2016
Opening statement for hearing at Committee's 54th meeting From the Party concerned 29.09.2016
Letter enclosing questions from the Committee to the Party concerned and the communicant From the secretariat 29.04.2021
Email enclosing reply to Committee’s questions
Annex 1: Uniform methodology for assessing selected influences SLOVAK
Annex 2: Uniform methodology for assessing selected influences (extracts) ENG
Annex 3: Act No 400/2015 Coll. on the Making of the Act and on the Collection of the Acts SLOVAK
Annex 4: Act No 400/2015 Coll. on the Making of the Act and on the Collection of the Acts (extracts) ENG
Annex 5: Collective comment on the document No. 2752/2013-410 (Annex 2 to Party concerned response 27.11.2015) ENG
Annex 6: Contradictory negotiation report (Annex 5 to Party concerned response 27.11.2015) ENG
Annex 7: Evaluation of all portal comments (Annex 6 to Party concerned response 27.11.2015) ENG
Annex 8: Submission report LC (Annex 7 to Party concerned response 27.11.2015) ENG
Annex 9: Submission report G (Annex 8 to Party concerned response 27.11.2015) ENG
Annex 10: Judgment I. ÚS 73/2014-280 of the Constitutional Court of 05.03.2014 SLOVAK
Annex 11: Judgment I. ÚS 73/2014-280 of the Constitutional Court of 05.03.2014, Part II ENG
From the Party concerned 18.05.2021
Draft findings and letters to the Party concerned and communicant inviting their comments From the secretariat 14.06.2021
Comments on the Committee’s draft findings From the Party concerned 19.07.2021
Findings ENG FRE RUS   24.07.2021