Case status: Findings adopted on 15.06.2007 – Non-compliance found.
Follow-up: Concluded; see para. 11 of Decision IV/9, Decision III/6a.
Topics: Clear, transparent and consistent framework; Access to environmental information; Public participation.
Articles alleged: 3 (2); 6 (2); 7.
Articles considered by the Committee: 3 (1); 4 (1); 6 (1) (b), 6 (3), 6 (4), 6 (8); 7.
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: 3 (1); 6 (3), 6 (4), 6 (8); 7.
Summary: On 27 April 2005, the Albanian non -governmental organization Alliance for the Protection of the Vlora Gulf submitted a communication to the Compliance Committee alleging violation by Albania of its obligations under articles 3 (2); 6 (2); and 7 of the Convention. The communication alleged that the Party concerned had failed to notify the public properly and in a timely manner and to consult the public concerned in the decision-making on planning of an industrial park, comprising, inter alia, oil and gas pipelines, installations for the storage of petroleum, three thermal power plants and a refinery near the lagoon of Narta, on a site of 560 ha inside the protected National Park. The communicant also alleged that the Party concerned failed to make appropriate provision for public participation in accordance with article 7 of the Convention.
| Document | Status | Date received or posted by the secretariat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Datasheet ACCC/C/2005/12 (Albania) | 30.05.2008 | ||
| Communication ACCC/C/2005/12 (Albania) | 27.04.2005 | ||
| Questions to the communicant | Email by the secretariat | 28.04.2005 | |
| Preliminary determination on admissibility | Agreed at the Committee’s 8 th meeting | 24.05.2005 | |
| Additional information from the communicant | In response to questions raised by the Committee at its 10 th meeting | 07.01.2006 | |
| Additional information from the communicant – ann. 1 – re: public attendance at public hearing | In response to questions raised by the Committee at its 10 th meeting | 07.01.2006 | |
| Response by the Party | 25.11.2005 | ||
| Response by the Party - annex 1 – ToR Environmental Management plan for Vlore Power Station | attachment | ||
| Response by the Party - annex 2 – Media notification on TEC | attachment | ||
| Response by the Party – annex 3 – Vlora Power Station EIA | attachment | ||
| Committee request for additional information from the Party | Letter | 16.12.2005 | |
| Committee’s 2 nd request for additional info from the Party | Letter | 12.04.2006 | |
| Draft preliminary response from the Party | In response to the Committee’s request of 12.04.06. Draft only | 23.05.2006 | |
| Draft preliminary response from the Party – ann. 1 | In response to the Committee’s request of 12.04.06 | 23.05.2006 | |
| Draft preliminary response from the Party – ann.2 – Decision on approval of the Vlore Industrial and Energy park | In response to the Committee’s request of 12.04.06 | 23.05.2006 | |
| Cover letter for additional information from the Party | In response to the Committee’s request of 12.04.06 | 13.06.2006 | |
| Additional information from the Party - annex 1 – consisting of: Decision Nr. 8 Date 19/02/2003 of the Council of Territory Adjustment of the Republic of Albania, On Approval of the Industrial and Energy Park-Vlore Decision NR.9, date 19/02/2003, of the Council of Territory Adjustment of the republic of Albania, on the Construction Site of the Coastal Deposits and port installations for storage of fuel and by products in Vlora Decision Nr. 20 of the Council of Territory Adjustment of the Republic of Albania On the Construction Site of the New Thermal generation Facility in Vlora. |
In response to the Committee’s request of 12.04.06 | 13.06.2006 | |
| Additional information from the Party - annex 2 – consisting of: Copy of the public announcement 1 Copy of the public announcement 1 |
In response to the Committee’s request of 12.04.06 | 13.06.2006 | |
| List of participants from 2 April 2003 | In response to the Committee’s request of 12.04.06 | 13.06.2006 | |
| Opening statement at the public discussion on 18 October 2003 | In response to the Committee’s request of 12.04.06 | 13.06.2006 | |
| Public notice of 10 February 2004 | In response to the Committee’s request of 12.04.06 | 13.06.2006 | |
| Letter to the World Bank | Letter from the secretariat pursuant to the Committee’s request | 27.07.2006 | |
| Letter to the EBRD | Letter from the secretariat pursuant to the Committee’s request | 27.07.2006 | |
| Response from the World Bank | In response to the secretariat’s letter of 27.07.2006 | 02.08.2006 | |
| Letter to the Party requesting additional information | Pursuant to para 15 of the report of the Committee’s 12 th meeting | 05.09.2006 | |
| Letter from the communicant | In response to the letter from the World Bank of 27.02.2006 | 02.10.2006 | |
| Letter from the Party | In response to the secretariat’s letter of 5.09.2006 | 21.10.2006 | |
| Letter to the Party informing about the discussion at CC-14 and requesting information the Party failed to provide in its response of 21.10.2006 to the secretariat’s letter of 5.09. 2006 | Letter from the secretariat pursuant to CC request made at CC-13 | 20.11.2006 | |
| Letter from the Party | In response to the secretariat’s letter of 20.11.2006 | 01.12.2006 | |
| Draft findings and recommendations | Final version sent to the Parties for comments | 26.03.2007 | |
| Letter to the Party conerned | Forwarding the draft findings and recommendations of the Committee for comment | 29.03.2207 | |
| Letter to the communicant | Forwarding the draft findings and recommendations of the Committee for comment | 29.03.2207 | |
| Letter to the World Bank | Forwarding the draft findings and recommendations of the Committee for comment | 29.03.2207 | |
| Letter to the EBRD | Forwarding the draft findings and recommendations of the Committee for comment | 29.03.2207 | |
| Letter to the EIB | Forwarding the draft findings and recommendations of the Committee for comment | 29.03.2207 | |
| Comments from the Party on the draft findings and recommendations | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 18.05.2007 | |
| Comments from the Party on the draft findings and recommendations - Annex I | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 18.05.2007 | |
| Comments from the Party on the draft findings and recommendations - Annex II | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 18.05.2007 | |
| Comments from the communicant on the draft findings and recommendations | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 03.05.2007 | |
| Additional comments from the communicant on the draft findings and recommendations | Additional comments on draft findings following EBRD comments | 15.05.2007 | |
| Additional comments from the communicant on the draft findings and recommendations - Annex I - Decision Nr. 610 of 21.09.2004 | Additional comments on draft findings following EBRD comments | 15.05.2007 | |
| Additional comments from the communicant on the draft findings and recommendations - Annex II - map | Additional comments on draft findings following EBRD comments | 15.05.2007 | |
| Comments by the EBRD on the draft findings and recommendations (cover note) | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 15.05.2007 | |
| Comments by the EBRD on the draft findings and recommendations | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 15.05.2007 | |
| Comments by the EBRD on the draft findings and recommendations - Annex I - EIA Annex I | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 09.05.2007 | |
| Comments by the EBRD on the draft findings and recommendations - Annex II - Environmental Consent - Eng | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 09.05.2007 | |
| Comments by the EBRD on the draft findings and recommendations - Annex II - Environmental Consent - Alb | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 09.05.2007 | |
| Comments by the EBRD on the draft findings and recommendations - Annex III - KESH letter of May 2007 | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 09.05.2007 | |
| Comments by the EBRD on the draft findings and recommendations - Annex III - Vlora TES Environmental License | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 09.05.2007 | |
| World Bank comments on the draft findings | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 15.05.2007 | |
| World Bank comments on the draft findings – Annex 1 – letter from Ministry of Energy of Albania to the World Bank dated 15.11.2002 | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 15.05.2007 | |
| World Bank comments on the draft findings – Annex 2 – Minutes of the representative meeting on Vlora TEP held 28 October 2002 (Eng) | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 15.05.2007 | |
| World Bank comments on the draft findings – Annex 3 – Minutes of the representative meeting on Vlora TEP held 28 October 2002 (Alb) | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 15.05.2007 | |
| World Bank comments on the draft findings – Annex 4 – Vlora TEP Environmental License issued 03.03.2007 | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 15.05.2007 | |
| World Bank comments on the draft findings – Annex 5 – newspaper article 1, Nov.1, 2002 (alb) | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 15.05.2007 | |
| World Bank comments on the draft findings – Annex 6 – newspaper article 2, Nov.1, 2002 (alb) | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 15.05.2007 | |
| World Bank comments on the draft findings – Annex 7 – newspaper article 3, Nov.1, 2002 (alb) | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 15.05.2007 | |
| World Bank comments on the draft findings – Annex 8 – newspaper article 1, Nov.1, 2002 (eng) | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 15.05.2007 | |
| World Bank comments on the draft findings – Annex 9 – newspaper article 2, Nov.1, 2002 (eng) | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 15.05.2007 | |
| World Bank comments on the draft findings – Annex 10 – newspaper article 3, Nov.1, 2002 (eng) | In response to the draft findings and recommendations | 15.05.2007 | |
| Communicant’s note on the Party’s and WB comments | Comment on the Party’s and WB comments | 11.06.2007 | |
| Communicant’s note on the Party’s and WB comments – Add.1 – Note from the library of Vlora dated 8.06.2007 (Alb) | Comment on the Party’s and WB comments | 11.06.2007 | |
| Communicant’s note on the Party’s and WB comments – Add.1 – Note from the library of Vlora dated 8.06.2007 (Eng) | Comment on the Party’s and WB comments | 11.06.2007 | |
| Communicant’s note on the Party’s and WB comments – Add.2 – comparative analysis of the minutes of the public hearings held in October 2002 and September 2003 | Comment on the Party’s and WB comments | 11.06.2007 | |
| Findings and recommendations of the Committee | Adopted on the 16th meeting of the Committee on 15 June 2007 | 15.06.2007 | |
| Comments by EIB | In response to draft findings (received followingthe adoption of the findings and recommendations by the Committee) | 27.06.2007 | |
| Letter on behalf of the Committee regarding extention of the timeframe referred to in para. 99 of the findings and recommendations of the Committee | Sent by the secretariat on behalf of the Committee | 15.08.2007 | |
| Action Plan prepared by the Party concerned | Prepared by the Party concerned pursuant to para 99 of the findings and recommendations of the Committee | 29.11.2007 | |
| Letter to the Party concerned regarding update on the implementation of findings and recommendations | Sent by the secretariat on behalf of the Committee | 19.12.2007 | |
| Report by the Party on implementation of the CC recommendations | Submitted by the Party concerned pursuant to para. 100 of the findings and recommendations of the Committee | 11.02.2008 | |
| Draft Report of the Compliance Committee on compliance by Albania with its obligations under the Convention | Draft report to the Meeting of the Parties prepared following the 19 th meeting of the Committee, as sent for comments to the Party concerned and the communicant | 07.03.2008 | |
| Letter to the Party concerned regarding draft report on compliance by Albania | Sent by the secretariat on behalf of the Committee | 11.03.2008 | |
| Letter to the communicant regarding draft report on compliance by Albania | Sent by the secretariat on behalf of the Committee | 11.03.2008 | |
| Communicant’s comments | Comments from the communicant on the draft report of the Committee on compliance by Albania, received by email on 14 April 2008 | 14. 04.2008 | |
| Letter to the Party concerned regarding report on compliance by Albania | Sent by the secretariat | 21.05.2008 | |
| Letter to the communicant regarding report on compliance by Albania | Sent by the secretariat | 21.05.2008 | |
| Report of the Compliance Committee on compliance by Albania with its obligations under the Convention | Addendum 1 to the report by the Compliance Committee to the 3 rd meeting of the Parties | ||
