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Meetings of the Parties to the Espoo Convention and to the Protocol on SEA, Intermediary sessions
5 - 7 February 2019
Geneva
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The intermediary session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) was held in conjunction with the intermediary session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment. The sessions took place in Geneva, Palais des Nations, from 5 to 7 February 2019.
An informal presentation of the main conclusions is available under informal documents.
Unedited advance copies of the adopted decisions are available under adopted decisions.
- Official documents
- Adopted decisions
- Informal documents
- Presentations, statements
- Preparatory, practical
- Side event
| OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS | ENG | FRE | RUS |
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| POST-SESSION DOCUMENTS: | |||
| Report of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention and of the Protocol on their intermediary sessions (ECE/MP.EIA/27−ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/11) | |||
| Decisions by the Meetings of the Parties to the Convention (ECE/MP.EIA/27/Add.1−ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/11/Add.1) | |||
| PRE-SESSION DOCUMENTS: | |||
| Provisional agenda (ECE/MP.EIA/26–ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/10) | pdf word | pdf word | pdf word |
| Draft decision IS/1 on the general issues of compliance with the Convention (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/1) | pdf word | pdf word | pdf word |
| Draft decision IS/1a on compliance by Armenia with its obligations under the Convention in respect of its national legislation (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/2) | pdf word |
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| Draft decision IS/1b on compliance by Armenia with its obligations under the Convention in respect of a nuclear power plant in Metsamor (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/3) | pdf word | pdf word | pdf word |
| Draft decision IS/1c on compliance by Azerbaijan with its obligations under the Convention in respect of its national legislation (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/4) | pdf word | pdf word | pdf word |
| Draft decision IS/1d on compliance by Belarus with its obligations under the Convention in respect of the Belarusian nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/5) | pdf word | pdf word |
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| Draft decision IS/1e on compliance by Serbia with its obligations under the Convention in respect of the Kostolac lignite power plant (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/6) | pdf word | pdf word | pdf word |
| Draft decision IS/1f on compliance by Ukraine with its obligations under the Convention in respect of the Danube-Black Sea Deep Water Navigation Canal in the Ukrainian sector of the Danube Delta (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/7) | pdf word | pdf word | pdf word |
| Draft decision IS/1g on compliance by Ukraine with its obligations under the Convention in respect of extension of the lifetime of the Rivne nuclear power plant (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/8) | pdf word | pdf word | pdf word |
| Draft decision IS/1h on compliance by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with its obligations under the Convention in respect of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/9) | pdf word | pdf word | pdf word |
| Progress report on the development of guidance on the application of the Convention to the lifetime extension of nuclear power plants (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/10) | pdf word | pdf word | pdf word |
| Draft decision IS/2 on the application of the Convention to the lifetime extension of nuclear power plants (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/11) | pdf word | pdf word | pdf word |
| Updated guidelines on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context for Central Asian countries (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/12) | pdf word | pdf word | pdf word |
| Draft decision IS/3 on the updated guidelines on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context for Central Asian Countries (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/13) |
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| Findings and recommendations by the Implementation Committee on compliance by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with its obligations under the Convention in respect of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/14) | pdf word | pdf word | pdf word |
| BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS | |||
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| Informal notes on the Bureau meeting (of 22-23 October 2018) | ENG | ||
| Report of the Working Group on EIA and SEA on its 7th meeting (28-30 May 2018) (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2018/2) | ENG | FRE | RUS |
| Report of the Implementation Committee's 43rd meeting (4 - 7 December 2018) (ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2018/6) Advance copy | ENG | ||
| Report of the Implementation Committee’s 42nd meeting (11-14 September 2018) (ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2018/3) | ENG | ||
| Opinions of the Implementation Committee, 2001-2018 | ENG | ||
| Informal notes on the Bureau meeting (of 7-8 February 2018) | ENG | ||
| Report of the Meetings of the Parties (MOP7&MOP/MOP3) (ECE/MP.EIA/23-ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/7) | ENG | FRE | RUS |
| Joint MOP decisions and declaration (ECE/MP.EIA/23.Add.1-ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/7.Add.1) | ENG | FRE | RUS |
| Decisions by the MOP to the Convention (ECE/MP.EIA/23.Add.2-ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/7.Add.2) | ENG | FRE | RUS |
| Decisions by the MOP to the Protocol (ECE/MP.EIA/23-ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/7.Add.3) | ENG | FRE | RUS |
| ADOPTED DECISIONS | ENG |
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Decisions taken by the intermediary session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context | |
| General issues of compliance with the Convention Decision IS/1 | PDF |
| Compliance by Armenia with its obligations under the Convention in respect of its national legislation Decision IS/1a | |
| Compliance by Armenia with its obligations under the Convention in respect of a nuclear power plant in Metsamor Decision IS/1b | |
| Compliance by Azerbaijan with its obligations under the Convention in respect of its national legislation Decision IS/1c | PDF |
| Compliance by Belarus with its obligations under the Convention in respect of the Belarusian nuclear power plant in Ostrovets Decision IS/1d | |
| Compliance by Serbia with its obligations under the Convention in respect of a third block of the Kostolac lignite power plant Decision IS/1e | |
| Compliance by Ukraine with its obligations under the Convention in respect of the Danube-Black Sea Deep Water Navigation Canal in the Ukrainian sector of the Danube Delta Decision IS/1f | |
| Compliance by Ukraine with its obligations under the Convention in respect of extension of the lifetime of the Rivne nuclear power plant Decision IS/1g | |
| Compliance by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with its obligations under the Convention in respect of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant Decision IS/1h | |
| The applicability of the Convention to the lifetime extension of nuclear power plants Decision IS/2 | |
| The Revised Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context for Central Asian Countries Decision IS/3 |
| INFORMAL DOCUMENTS | ENG | RUS | |
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| Informal presentation of the main outcomes, by secretariat | |||
| 2. | Organizational matters: | ||
(b) Adoption of the agenda; Informal notes on the agenda (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/INF.1) |
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(d) Status of the Convention and its amendments and the Protocol Status of ratification of the Convention and its amendments and the Protocol (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/INF.2) | WORD |
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| 3. | Outstanding issues: | ||
(c) Tentative calendar of meetings for 2019 and 2020 Provisional schedule of meetings (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/INF.3) Revised on 25 January 2019 |
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| 4. | Review of the workplan: | ||
| Workplan implementation status (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/INF.4) | PDF WORD | PDF WORD | |
| Summary report on technical assistance and capacity-building activities (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/INF.5) | WORD | WORD | |
| (a) Subregional cooperation and capacity-building; | |||
| (b) Exchange of good practices; | |||
| (c) Promoting ratification and application of the Protocol. Final publication on lessons learned from the EaPGREEN funded assistance | |||
| IAIA informal pamphlets: “Fastips” | |||
| 5. | Review of compliance, implementation and the activities of the Implementation Committee. | ||
| Note on the possible elaboration of a strategy and an action plan for the future application of the Convention and the Protocol (ECE/MP.EIA/2019/INF.6) | PDF WORD |
| PRESENTATIONS, STATEMENTS | ENG |
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| Organizational matters (item 2 (d)) | |
| Statement of Azerbaijan on ratification of the first and second amendment of the convention, and the Protocol on SEA | |
| Statement of Belarus on ratification of the second amendment and the Protocol on SEA | |
| Outstanding issues: draft decision IS/1 on the review of compliance with the Convention (item 3 (a)(i)) | |
| Position statement by Belarus regarding draft decision IS/1 d on compliance by Belarus (letter of 18 January 2019) | |
| See also: the Implementation Committee’s comments on the statements by Belarus regarding draft decision IS/1 d (report on its forty-third session, paragraphs 75 to 84, ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2018/6) | |
| Practical steps aimed at compliance of the Bystroe Project with the Espoo Convention provisions | Word |
Presentation by Belarus on site evaluation regarding the nuclear power station in Ostrovets | |
Presentation by Belarus on SEED Review Mission regarding the power station in Ostrovets | |
Presentation by Lithuania on site evaluation regarding the power station in Ostrovets | |
| Statement of Belarus before voting on draft decision IS/1d | |
| Review of the workplan: Promoting ratification and application of the Protocol and the Convention (item 4 (c)) | |
| Statement by Kazakhstan on the completion of a pilot project on strategic environmental assessment in energy sector | |
Review of compliance, review of implementation and work done by the Implementation Committee (item 5) | |
Statement by Kazakhstan on received legislative assistance for developing new national legislation on EIA and SEA | |
Presentation by Tajikistan on received legislative assistance for developing new national legislation on EIA and SEA | |
Presentation by Uzbekistan on received legislative assistance for developing new national legislation on EIA and SEA | |
Statement by the Russian Federation on progress in the adoption of its legislation on EIA and SEA | |
| Statement by Azerbaijan on progress in the adoption of its legislation on EIA and SEA | |
| HIGH-LEVEL STATEMENTS | |
| Opening statement by Ms. Monika Linn, Principal Advisor to the Executive Secretary, on behalf of Ms. Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | |
| Statements by Ministers and high-level representatives (item 7) | |
| Lithuania | |
| Belarus | |
| Romania | |
| Norway | |
| Luxembourg | |
| Austria | |
| Albania | |
| World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe | |
| "Society and Environment" (on behalf of the European ECO Forum) |
| Sample credentials (for all delegations) - Pouvoirs - Мандат | ENG FRE RUS |
| Map of the Palais des Nations | |
| List of participants | ENG |
Side event by the NGO ClientEarth on “Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment of coal and lignite-related activities”
Wednesday, 6 February 2019 (tentatively 1.30-2.30 p.m.)
| SAVE THE DATE - 6 February 2019, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland “Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment of coal and lignite-related activities” | |
| The factsheet on the transboundary environmental impacts of coal activities | |
Transboundary Air Pollution Rob Maas, Senior scientific advisor at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands | |
Transboundary Impact Assessment of coal and lignite related activities – legal obligations Jerzy Jendrośka, Legal expert, Managing Partner of Jendrośka Jerzmanski Bar & Partners, Poland |