Case status: Pending.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Public participation; Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 6; 9 (4).
Articles considered by the Committee: -
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee by an NGO, Bankwatch Romania, on 27 July 2016. The communication alleged non-compliance with article 6 in connection with the expansion of a number of lignite quarries and associated deforestation activities, as well as article 9 (4) with respect to access to legal remedies to challenge the alleged failures regarding the public participation and violations of environmental law.
| Documents | Status | Date received or posted by the Secretariat |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Annex 1: Complaints to the Environmental Protection Agency Annex 2: Declarations of the Energy Complex Oltenia Annex 3: Table of court cases |
From the communicant | 27.07.2016 |
| Letter to the Party concerned enclosing Committee's determination of preliminary admissibility and forwarding communication for the Party concerned's response | From the secretariat | 06.12.2016 |
| Response to the communication | From the Party concerned | 17.05.2017 |
| Letters inviting the Party concerned and communicant to hearing at Committee’s 66th meeting | From the secretariat | 04.02.2020 |
| Questions from the Committee to the parties | From the secretariat | 11.02.2020 (dated 10.02.2020) |
| Covering letter enclosing replies to the Committee’s questions Annex 1 Annex 2 ROM Annex 3 ROM Annex 4 English translation of annexes 2 and 3 Annex 5 Annex 6 ENG ROM |
From the Party concerned | 09.03.2020 |
| Request for extension to reply to Committee’s questions | From the communicant | 09.03.2020 |
| Chair’s agreement to grant an extension of deadline to reply to Committee’s questions | From the secretariat | 26.03.2020 |
| Replies to the Committee’s questions Annex 1: Pandaru news article ENG ROM Annex 2: Public’s request regarding hearings ENG ROM Annex 3: Expert conclusions in case no. 8089/3/2017 ENG ROM Annex 4: News article regarding ancient beach at pit location ENG ROM Annex 5: Table with update as to status of cases Annex 6: Court decision in case 41690 ENG ROM Annex 7: Court decision in case 3510 ENG ROM Annex 8: Court decision in case 3872 ENG ROM Annex 9: Court decision in case 11855 ENG ROM Annex 10: Court decision in case 17633 ENG ROM Annex 11: Information request of 24 September 2015 ENG ROM Annex 12: LEPA Gorj’s reply to the public’s request regarding hearings ENG ROM Annex 13: Table with health and other problems of the public ENG ROM Annex 14: Communicant’s comments on EIA reports ENG ROM |
From the communicant | 19.05.2020 |
| Email inviting parties' views on holding hearing virtually due to COVID-19 | From the secretariat | 08.06.2020 |
| Reply regarding holding hearing virtually due to COVID-19 | From the Party concerned | 12.06.2020 |
| Reply regarding holding hearing virtually due to COVID-19 | From the communicant | 25.06.2020 |
| Letter to Party concerned and communicant regarding hearing at the Committee’s 67th meeting | From the secretariat | 02.07.2020 |
| Additional information in reply to question 3 and in reply to question 9 of the Committee’s questions of 11 February 2020 | From the Party concerned | 08.07.2020 |
| Letter enclosing questions from the Committee to the Party concerned and the communicant | From the secretariat | 22.12.2020 |
| Reply to Committee’s questions | From the communicant | 19.01.2021 |
|
Letter enclosing reply to Committee’s questions For question 5: For question 6: For question 7: For question 8: For question 11: |
From the Party concerned | 19.01.2021 |
| Letter enclosing questions from the Committee to the parties | From the secretariat | 22.02.2021 |
| Letter enclosing reply to the Committee’s questions For question 1: Annex 1: Order for approving the methodology to apply the environmental impact assessment for public and private projects no. 274, 27.04.2010 ENG For question 4: Annex 2: Press release nr 295/2015, 27.11.2015 ROM Annex 3: Press release nr 305/2016, 05.12.20146 ROM Annex 4: ANCOM’s response ROM Annex 5: Data on the population's access to internet in each location For question 16: Annex 6: Statistics on the duration of court proceedings ENG&ROM |
From the Party concerned | 22.03.2021 |
| Reply to Committee’s questions Annex 1: Judgement No. 3532/2013, Ilfov Tribunal Decision of 25.11.2013 ROM Annex 2: Judgement No. 8096/2014, Bucharest Court of Appeal Decision of 03.11.2014 ROM Annex 3: Judgement No. 3533/2013, Ilfov Tribunal Decision of 25.11.2013 ROM Annex 4: Judgement No. 5819/2014, Bucharest Court of Appeal Decision of 08.08.2014 ROM Annex 5: Judgement No. 620/2014, Ilfov Tribunal Decision of 17.02.2014 ROM Annex 6: Judgement No. 1173/2015, Bucharest Court of Appeal Decision of 26.02.2015 ROM Annex 7: Judgement No. 888/2014, Ilfov Tribunal Decision of 10.03.2014 ROM Annex 8: Judgement No. 7458/2014, Bucharest Court of Appeal Decision of 13.10.2014 ROM Annex 9: Judgement No. 3534/2013, Ilfov Tribunal Decision of 25.11.2013 ROM Annex 10: Judgement No. 5821/2014, Bucharest Court of Appeal Decision of 14.08.2014 ROM Annex 11: Judgement No. 622/2014, Ilfov Tribunal Decision of 17.02.2014 ROM Annex 12: Judgement No. 5820/2014, Bucharest Court of Appeal Decision of 08.08.2014 ROM Annex 13: Judgement No. 4190/2013, Bucharest Tribunal Decision of 17.09.2013 ROM Annex 14: Judgement No. 5838/2014, Bucharest Court of Appeal Decision of 01.09.2014 ROM Annex 15: Judgement No. 3469/3/2013, Bucharest Tribunal Decision of 14.06.2013 ROM Annex 16: Judgement No. 3132/2013, Bucharest Court of Appeal Decision of 14.08.2013 ROM Annex 17: Judgement No. 1169/2015, Bucharest Tribunal Decision of 17.02.2015 ROM Annex 18: Judgement No. 3532/2016, Bucharest Court of Appeal Decision of 16.06.2016 ROM |
From the communicant | 09.04.2021 |
| Email enclosing additional information Annex 1: Judgment No. 4716/2018, Bucharest Court of Appeal, 16.11.2018 ROM Annex 2: Judgment No. 4368/2018, Bucharest Court of Appeal, 29.10.2018 ROM Annex 3: Judgment No. 7520/2017, Bucharest Tribunal, 11.12.2017 ROM Annex 4: Judgment No. 4863/2019, Bucharest Tribunal, 27.06.2019 ROM Annex 5: Judgment No. 4622/2018, Bucharest Court of Appeal, 13.11.2018 ROM Annex 6: Judgments in case 23827/3/2013, Bucharest Tribunal, 24.07.2013 and 09.09.2013 ROM Annex 7: Judgment No. 5897/2016, Bucharest Tribunal, 24.10.2016 ROM Annex 8: Judgment No. 3173/2017, Bucharest Tribunal, 19.05.2017 ROM Annex 9: Judgment No. 6697/2016, Bucharest Tribunal, 22.11.2016 ROM Annex 10: Judgment No. 7430/2016, Bucharest Tribunal, 21.12.2016 ROM Annex 11: Judgment No. 2479/2015, Bucharest Tribunal, 03.04.2015 ROM Annex 12: Judgment No. 2088/2017, Bucharest Tribunal, 31.03.2017 ROM Annex 13: Judgment No. 266/2017, Bucharest Tribunal, 17.01.2017 ROM Annex 14: Judgment No. 524/2017, Bucharest Tribunal, 31.01.2017 ROM Annex 15: Judgment No. 4558/2018, Bucharest Court of Appeal, 08.11.2018 ROM Annex 16: Judgment No. 571/2017, Bucharest Tribunal, 01.02.2017 ROM |
From the communicant | 04.05.2021 |
| Letter enclosing questions from the Committee to the Party concerned | From the secretariat | 05.05.2021 |
| Letter enclosing question from the Committee to the communicant | From the secretariat | 13.05.2021 |
| Letter enclosing reply to Committee’s questions no. 1 and 2 Annex 1- Answer from Forestry Department ROM Annex 2 -Table on Deforestation Quarries 2011-2013 ENG and ROM |
From the Party concerned | 19.05.2021 |
| Email enclosing reply to Committee’s question | From the communicant | 21.05.2021 |
| Letter enclosing reply to Committee’s questions no. 3-10
For question 3: For question 8: For question 9: For question 10: |
From Party concerned | 27.05.2021 (dated 26.05.2021) |
| Questions from the Committee to the communicant | From the secretariat | 10.12.2021 |
| Communicant’s reply to Committee’s questions Annex: Press article on judgement concerning Roşia quarry ROM |
From the communicant | 09.03.2022 (dated 13.12.2021) |