Case status: Findings adopted on 18.02.2005 – Non-compliance found.
Follow-up: Concluded; see para. 8 of Decision III/6 on general issues of compliance, Decision III/6c, Decision II/5a.
Topics: Definitions; Clear, transparent and consistent framework; Public Participation; Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 6 (2)– (4), 6 (6)–(8); 9 (3), 9 (4).
Articles considered by the Committee: 2 (5); 3 (1); 6 (1) (a), 6 (1) (b), 6 (2)–(4), 6 (6)–(9); 9 (2).
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: 6 (1) (a), 6 (2)–(4), 6 (7), 6 (8).
Summary: On 17 March 2004, the NGO Green Salvation submitted a communication to the Compliance Committee alleging non-compliance by Kazakhstan with its obligations under articles 6 (2)–(4), (6)–(8), and 9 (3) and (4) of the Convention. The communication alleged failure to provide for an adequate public participation procedure for the construction of high-voltage overhead electric power lines in the Gornyi Gigant district in Almaty, and that various court proceedings had failed to resolve the matter.
Document | Status | Date received or posted by the secretariat |
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Datasheet ACCC/C/2004/02 |
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Communication ACCC/C/2004/02( Kazakhstan) |
05.02.2004 |
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Communication ACCC/C/2004/02 (Kazakhstan) |
05.02.2004 |
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Summary of the communication |
Attachment |
17.03.2004 |
Summary of the communication (in Russian) |
Attachment |
17.03.2004 |
Supporting documents |
Attachments |
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Supporting information from the communicant –decision N3 N-94-04 of the Supreme court |
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Communication - Decision of the City Akim (in Russian) |
Annex 001 |
19.01.2001 |
Comunication - Formal Note |
Annex 002 |
15.11.2000 |
Communication - Conclusion of State Ecological Expert Examination (in Russian) |
Annex 003 |
03.04.2001 |
Communication - Conclusion |
Annex 004 |
27.04.2001 |
Communication - Conclusion |
Annex 005 |
20.10.1993 |
Communication - Conclusion |
Annex 006 |
13.12.2001 |
Communication - Determination of Akimat (in Russian) |
Annex 007 |
14.12.2001 |
Communication - Letter from sanitation-and –epidemiological department (in Russian) |
Annex 008 |
21.06.2002 |
Communication - Letter from the Committee of State Energy Control (in Russian) |
Annex 009 |
28.05.2001 |
Communication – Letter from the Committee of State Energy Control (in Russian) |
Annex 010 |
10.08.2001 |
Communication – Letter from the Committee of State Energy Control (in Russian) |
Annex 011 |
26.09.2001 |
Communication- Letter from the MOE to the President Administration (in Russian) |
Annex 012 |
24.12.2001 |
Communication- Conclusion of State Environmental Assessment (in Russian) |
Annex 013 |
22.01.2002 |
Communication- Letter from State Environmental Assessment (in Russian) |
Annex 014 |
15.05.2002 |
Communication - Letter of the MOE to the Parliament |
Annex 015 |
24.06.2002 |
Communication – Statement |
Annex 016 |
04.07.2002 |
Communication - Letter from MOE to the claimant |
Annex 017 |
16.10.2002 |
Communication - Expert opinion (in Russian) |
Annex 018 |
21.02.2002 |
Communication - Expert evaluation (in Russian) |
Annex 019 |
10.04.2002 |
Communication - Response |
Annex 020 |
04.03.2002 |
Communication – Conclusion |
Annex 021 |
21.20.2002 |
Communication - Decision of Almaty City Court (in Russian) |
Annex 022 |
25.06.2001 |
Communication - Determination of Supreme Court (in Russian) |
Annex 023 |
28.09.2001 |
Communication - Letter from Supreme Court(in Russian) |
Annex 024 |
01.12.2003 |
Communication – Letter from General Procuracy of Republic Kazakhstan (in Russian) |
Annex 025 |
23.05.2002 |
Communication – Letter from the General Prosecutor of Republic Kazakhstan |
Annex 026 |
30.07.2003 |
Communication – Letter from OCSE to the Ministry of Health (in Russian) |
Annex 027 |
04.09.2003 |
Communication – Letter from Ministry of Environment |
Annex 028 |
11.11.2003 |
Communication – Letter from Ministry of Health (in Russian) |
Annex 029 |
17.11.2003 |
Instruction in EIA (in Russian) | Official letter | 28.02.2004 |
Preliminary Determination on Admissibility | 14.05.2004 | |
MOE Letter (in Russian) | MOE Letter 1 (Scanned) | 01.07.2005 |
MOE Letter (in Russian) | MOE Letter 2 (Scanned) | 01.07.2005 |
MOE Letter (in Russian) | MOE Letter 3 (Scanned) | 01.07.2005 |
MOE Letter (in Russian) | MOE Letter 4 (Scanned) | 01.07.2005 |
Draft findings | 31.01.2005 | |
Response ACCC/C/2004/2 –Draft findings Communicant Comments | Letter | 31.01.2005 |
Response - MOE Comments Draft (in Russian) |
Letter |
11.02.2005 |
“Guidelines on Handling Public Requests for Environmental Information” |
Manual |
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In response to the Communication ACCC/C/2004/01 |
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18.02.2005 |