Case status: Pending.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Access to environmental information; Public participation; Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 3 (2); 5 (2), 5 (7); 6 (2)–(4), 6 (8); 7; 8; 9 (2)–(4).
Articles considered by the Committee: -
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee on 30 June 2015 by the NGO, Nederlandse Vereniging van Omwonenden Windturbines. The communication concerns compliance by the Netherlands with the provisions of the Convention in connection with wind turbines. Specifically, the communicant claims that the Party concerned failed to comply with its obligations under articles 3 (2), 5 (2) and (7), articles 6 (2)–(4) and (8), 7, 8 and 9 (2)–(4) of the Convention with respect to information collected and provided to the public on wind power and wind farms, and the opportunities for the public to participate and have access to justice regarding plans, programmes and decisions relating to wind power and wind farms.
Document | Status | Date received or posted by the secretariat |
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Communication | From the communicant | 09.11.2015 |
Annex to communication: Use of domestic remedies | From the communicant | 23.11.2015 |
Letter to Party concerned enclosing preliminary determination of admissibility and forwarding communication for Party concerned's response | From the secretariat | 11.03.2016 |
Letter enclosing Party concerned's response to communication Annex 1: Environmental Management Act (excerpts) ENG |
From the Party concerned | 11.08.2016 |
Questions from the Committee to the communicant and the Party concerned | From the secretariat | 12.03.2018 |
Request for an extension to reply to the Committee's questions | From the Party concerned | 28.03.2018 |
Decision from the Chair of the Committee to grant an extension | From the secretariat | 28.03.2018 |
Reply to questions | From the communicant | 03.04.2018 |
Cover letter enclosing reply to questions | From the Party concerned | 13.04.2018 |
Cover letter enclosing comments on communicant's reply to questions | From the Party concerned | 18.04.2018 |
Request for extension to deadline to comment on Party's replies | From the communicant | 29.04.2018 |
Extension of deadline for communicant's comments on Party's replies | From the secretariat | 03.05.2018 |
Comments on the Party concerned's reply to questions | From the communicant | 12.05.2018 |
Letters inviting Party concerned and communicant to hearing at the Committee’s 62nd meeting | From the secretariat | 10.09.2018 |
Closing statement for hearing at Committee's 62nd meeting | From the communicant | 08.11.2018 |
Opening Statement for hearing at Committee’s 62nd meeting Annex 1: Agreement on energy policy in practice ENG Annex 2: Announcement SvWol 1 DUT Annex 3: Announcement SvWol 1 II DUT Annex 4: Announcement SvWol 2 DUT Annex 5: Energy Agreement DUT Annex 6: Memorandum Government Response_13.11.2018 DUT Annex 7: Noordoostpolder judgment DUT |
From the Party concerned | 13.11.2018 |
Opening Statement for hearing at Committee’s 62nd meeting Annex 1: Survey of ACCC findings ENG Annex 2: Summary Ombudsman report DUT Annex 3: Summary PhD thesis ENG |
From the communicant | 16.11.2018 |
Questions from the Committee to the communicant and the Party concerned | From the secretariat | 19.05.2021 |
Cover note on replies to the Committee’s questions Reply to question 1: Reply to question 2a.1: Reply to question 2a.2: Reply to question 2b: Reply to question 3: Reply to question 4: Reply to question 5: |
From the communicant | 08.06.2021 |
Email enclosing partial reply to the Committee’s questions and request for extension Annex 1: Environmental Management Order ENG and DUT |
From the Party concerned | 09.06.2021 |
From the communicant | 10.06.2021 | |
Letter enclosing reply to Committee’s questions Annex 1 - Memorandum with reactions and commentaries, pages 147-151 DUT |
From the Party concerned | 28.07.2021 |