Case status: Findings adopted on 18.06.2010 – Non-compliance found.
Follow-up: On-going; see Decision VII/8p, Decision VI/8j, Decision V/9k, Decision IV/9f.
Topics: Protection of environmental defenders; Access to environmental information; Public participation; Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 3 (8); 4 (1), 4 (2); 6 (4), 6 (5); 9 (1), 9 (5).
Articles considered by the Committee: 3 (8); 4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (7); 6 (3), 6 (6); 9 (4), 9 (5)
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: 3 (8); 4 (1), 4 (1) (b), 4 (2); 6 (3), 6 (6); 9 (4), 9 (5).
Summary: On 2 March 2009, the Spanish non-governmental organization “Plataforma Contra la Contaminación del Almendralejo” submitted a communication to the Compliance Committee alleging the failure by Spain to comply with its obligations under the Convention. The communicant alleged that by failing to ensure that public authorities provide environmental information upon request in a timely manner and without the need to state an interest, the Party concerned is not in compliance with article 4 (1) and (2) of the Convention; that by failing to ensure that its public authorities allocate sufficient time for public consultations on complex projects and provide appropriate access to project documentation, the Party concerned is not in compliance with article 6 (4) and (5) of the Convention; and that by excluding small NGOs from legal aid for bringing cases to the courts, the Party concerned is not in compliance with article 9 (1) and (5) of the Convention. The communicant also alleged non-compliance with article 3 (8) of the Convention, because its members had been publicly insulted and harassed by the Mayor of Almendralejo in the mass media.
Document | Status | Date received or posted by the secretariat |
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Datasheet ACCC/C/2009/36 (Spain) | Latest datasheet on the status of the communication | 13.07.2010 |
Determination on admissibility | At CC-23 | 11.05.2009 |
Communication (Spanish) (English) (all annexes are in Spanish and unofficially translated into English) | Communication ACCC/C/2009/36 | 02.03.2009 |
Annex 1 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 2 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 3 (Spanish part 1, Spanish part 2) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 4 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 5 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 6 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 7 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 8 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 9 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 10 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 11 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 12 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 13 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 14 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 15 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Annex 16 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to communication | 26.05.2009 |
Supplement to communication | From the communicant to the Secretariat | 05.03.2009 |
Letter to the communicant informing about outcome of preliminary decision and raising several points (including translations) | From the secretariat to the communicant | 07.05.2009 |
Letter to the Party concerned informing about the communication and raising several points | From the secretariat to the Party concerned | 07.05.2009 |
Letter to the new focal point of the Party concerned referring to the letter dated 7 May 2009 | From the secretariat | 16.06.2009 |
Letter convening communicant and Party concerned for the discussion at CC-26 | From the secretariat | 30.10.2009 |
Document with Party concerned's replies to the questions (Spanish) (English) | Message from the Party concerned | 04.11.2009 |
Report by the "Federacion Espanola de Municipios y Provincias" (FEMP) (Spanish) (English) | Message from the Party concerned | 04.11.2009 |
Report by the City Council of Almendralejo (Spanish) | Message from the Party concerned | 04.11.2009 |
Report by the "Confederacion Hidrografica del Guadiana" (Spanish) | Message from the Party concerned | 04.11.2009 |
Report by the "Consejería Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural", Regional Government Extremadura (Spanish) | Message from the Party concerned | 04.11.2009 |
Report by the "Consejería Industria Energia y Medio Ambiente", Regional Government Extremadura (Spanish) | Message from the Party concerned | 04.11.2009 |
Report by Ministry's "SubDirector Geneal de Calidad y Evaluacion Ambiental" (Spanish) | Message from the Party concerned | 04.11.2009 |
Message from the communicant replying to the questions posed to the Party concerned (Spanish) (English), attaching also the documents below (annexes are numbered from 17 to 30 and are in Spanish and unofficially translated into English) | Message from the communicant | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 17 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 18 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 19 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 20 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 21 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 22 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 23 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 24 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 25 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 26 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 27 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 28 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 29 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Annex 30 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 14.11.2009 |
Position of the Party concerned with regard to the communication (Spanish) (English) | Letter from the Party concerned | 01.12.2009 |
Letter sending the documents annexed | Letter from the Party concerned | 14.01.2010 |
Annex - Speech at CC-26 | Annex to the letter from the Party concerned | 14.01.2010 |
Annex - Answers to questions posed at CC-26 by one Committee member | Annex to the letter from the Party concerned | 14.01.2010 |
Letter posing questions to the communicant | Letter from the secretariat | 15.01.2010 |
Letter posing questions to the Party concerned | Letter from the secretariat | 15.01.2010 |
Letter to the parties informing them on the outcome of CC-26 | Letter from the secretariat | 25.01.2010 |
Speech by the communicant at CC-26 | Message from the communicant | 02.02.2010 |
Response to the questions posed on 15 January 2010 to the communicant (Spanish) (English) | Message from the communicant | 02.02.2010 |
Annex 31 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 02.02.2010 |
Annex 32 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 02.02.2010 |
Annex 33 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 02.02.2010 |
Annex 34 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 02.02.2010 |
Annex 35 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 02.02.2010 |
Annex 36 (Spanish) (English) | Annex to the message | 02.02.2010 |
Reply to the questions posed on 15 January 2010 to the Party concerned (Spanish) (English) | Message from the Party concerned | 03.02.2010 |
Reply to an additional question posed on 19 January 2010 | Message from the communicant | 22.02.2010 |
Additional remark by the Party concerned | Message from the Party concerned | 03.03.2010 |
Reaction to the additional remark | Message from the communicant | 05.03.2010 |
Draft findings and recommendations | 28.04.2010 | |
Letter to the communicant forwarding the draft findings and recommendations | Letter from the secretariat | 28.04.2010 |
Letter to the Party concerned forwarding the draft findings and recommendations | Letter from the secretariat | 28.04.2010 |
Comments on the draft findings | Letter from the communicant | 06.05.2010 |
Comments on the draft findings (English) | Message from the Party concerned | 28.05.2010 |
List of courses about the Aarhus Convention in Spain (Spanish) | Message from the Party concerned | 28.05.2010 |
Comments on the draft findings by the Hydrographic Confederation of the Guadiana River (Spanish) | Message from the Party concerned | 28.05.2010 |
Comments on the draft findings by the State Attorney (Spanish) | Message from the Party concerned | 28.05.2010 |
Comments on the draft findings by SEPRONA (Spanish) | Message from the Party concerned | 28.05.2010 |
Comments on the draft findings by the Ombudsman (Spanish) | Message from the Party concerned | 28.06.2010 |
Letter sending the findings to the parties concerned | Letter from the secretariat | 12.07.2010 |
Findings (En Fr Rus) | From the secretariat | 08.02.2011 |
Follow-up on compliance | From the secretariat | 07.01.2011 |
Response from the communicant (cover email) Annex I (Es) Annex II (Es) |
From the communicant | 23.02.2011 |
Draft report from the Committee and cover letter | From the secretariat | 01.03.2011 |
Response from the Party concerned Annex 1 (En) (Es) Annex 2 (En) (Es) |
From the Party concerned | 15.03.2011 |
Response from the communicant Annex 37 (En) (Es) Annex 38 (En) (Es) Annex 39 (En) (Es) Annex 40 (En) (Es) Annex 41 (En) (Es) Annex 42 (En) (Es) |
From the communicant | 17.03.2011 |
Report of the Committee ENG FRE RUS | From the secretariat | 11.05.2011 |
Letter with respect to follow-up on C/24 and C/36 Annex I (Es) Annex II (Es) Annex III (Es) |
From the Party concerned | 15.06.2011 |