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ACCC/C/2019/173 Sweden

Case status: Pending.
Follow-up:
Topics: Access to environmental information.
Articles alleged: 4.
Articles considered by the Committee:
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance:
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee on 3 July 2019 by Mr. Staffan Dahllöf, a member of the public. The communication alleges that the Party concerned has failed to comply with article 4 of the Convention in relation to a request for access to information regarding a draft pesticide report.

Documents Status Date received or
posted by the
secretariat
Communication
Annex 1: Rejection of information request SWE
Annex 2: Appeal to court SWE
Annex 3: Court dismissal of 19 February 2019 SWE
Annex 4: Appeal to Supreme Administrative Court SWE
Annex 5: Report regarding chlorpyrifos
Annex 6: Dismissal by the Supreme Administrative Court of 16 May 2019 SWE
From the communicant 03.07.2019
Update
Annex: Letter from European Food Safety Authority
From the communicant 29.10.2019
Statement regarding admissibility From the Party concerned 04.11.2019
Letters to the Party concerned and the communicant enclosing Committee’s determination of preliminary admissibility and forwarding the communication for the Party concerned’s response From the secretariat 15.11.2019
Email requesting extension for response to communication From the Party concerned 01.04.2020
Email regarding request for extension of deadline for response From the secretariat 03.04.2020
Email to the Party concerned regarding the Party’s failure to provide its response to the communication From the secretariat 12.06.2020
Response to communication
Annex 1: Decision of Swedish Chemicals Agency of 5 December 2018 SWE
Annex 2: Decision of Swedish Chemicals Agency of 5 December 2018 ENG
Annex 3: Email between Swedish Chemicals Agency and Spanish National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology
Annex 4: Court of Appeal judgment in case 9983-18 SWE
Annex 5: Court of Appeal judgment in case 9983-18 ENG
Annex 6: Supreme Administrative Court judgment in case 1542-19 SWE
Annex 7: Supreme Administrative Court judgment in case 1542-19 ENG
From the Party concerned 18.06.2020
Annex 8: Selected provisions of the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act and Environmental Information Act SWE
Annex 9: Selected provisions of the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act and Environmental Information Act ENG
Annex 10: Relevant sections of the Preparatory Works Governmental Bill 2012/13:192 SWE
Annex 11: Relevant sections of the Preparatory Works Governmental Bill 2012/13:192 ENG
   
Comments on the response by the Party concerned to the communication From the communicant 23.08.2020
Letter to the Party concerned and communicant seeking their views on whether a hearing is needed From the secretariat 05.02.2024
Reply as to need for a hearing From the communicant 08.02.2024
Reply as to need for a hearing From the Party concerned 15.02.2024