Case status: Pending.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Clear, transparent and consistent framework; Public participation.
Articles alleged: 3 (1); 8.
Articles considered by the Committee: -
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee by the non-governmental organization Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) on 31 October 2017. The communication alleged non-compliance with articles 3 (1) and 8 of the Convention in connection with a draft legislative act prepared in the context of the withdrawal of the Party concerned from the European Union (the draft “Great Repeal Bill”).
| Documents | Status | Date received or posted by the secretariat |
|---|---|---|
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Communication Annex 2a: The Great Repeal Bill Annex 2b: Explanatory Notes for the Great Repeal Bill Annex 3: Impact Assessment Annex 4: Friends of the Earth speaking notes, 12.09.2017 Annex 5: Recommendations of the Committee with regard to request for advice ACCC/A/2014/1 by Belarus Annex 6: European Communities Act 1972, section 2 |
From the communicant | 31.10.2017 |
| Comments on admissibility | From the Party concerned | 08.12.2017 (dated 07.12.2017) |
| Statement for the hearing on preliminary admissibility at the Committee's 59th meeting | From the communicant | 11.12.2017 |
| Letters to the Party concerned and the communicant enclosing Committee's determination of preliminary admissibility and forwarding the communication for the Party concerned's response | From the secretariat | 05.01.2018 |
| Email regarding failure by Party to provide its response to the communication by deadline | From the communicant | 06.06.2018 |
| Covering letter enclosing response to communication and annexes | From the Party concerned | 29.06.2018 |
| Comments on the Party concerned's response | From the communicant | 21.11.2018 |
| Letters inviting Party concerned and communicant to hearing at the Committee’s 76th meeting | From the secretariat | 27.06.2022 |
| Letter enclosing questions from the Committee to the parties | From the secretariat | 01.07.2022 |
| Letter | From the Party concerned | 26.07.2022 |
| Comments on Party concerned’s letter of 26.07.2022 | From the communicant | 27.07.2022 |
| Letter to the parties concerning the Party concerned’s request for extension and postponement | From the secretariat | 02.08.2022 |
| Letter enclosing reply to Committee’s questions Annexes 1-19 Annexes 20-26 Annexes 27-45 |
From the Party concerned | 31.08.2022 |
| Reply to Committee’s question | From the communicant | 31.08.2022 |
| Letter enclosing reply to Committee’s question no. 14 Annexes 1-8 |
From the Party concerned | 12.09.2022 |
| Observer statement | From observer Irish Environmental Network | 14.09.2022 |
| Opening statement for hearing | From the communicant | 14.09.2022 |
| Opening statement for hearing | From the Party concerned | 14.09.2022 |
| Observer’s statement for hearing at the Committee’s 76th meeting | From the observer WWF-UK | 20.09.2022 |
| Comments on Party concerned’s reply to Committee’s questions | From the communicant | 28.09.2022 |
| Post-hearing submissions Annex 1: Committee’s findings on ACCC/C/2011/61 Annex 2: Committee’s findings on ACCC/C/2014/120 Annex 3: AG Opinion on Flachglas Torgau GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland Annex 4: CJEU judgment Flachglas Torgau GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland |
From the communicant | 28.09.2022 |
| Annex 5: The Legislative Process: Preparing Legislation for Parliament 2017 – Extract p. 3 Annex 6: Guide to Making Legislation 2022 – Extracts: p. 19, Chapters 7, 14 and 21 Annex 7: The ILC’s Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts – Article 3 Annex 8: The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Article 27 Annex 9: The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Articles 31 and 32 Annex 10: Report of the 8th Working Group Session December 1997 |
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| Post-hearing submissions Annex 1: CJEU judgment Flachglas Torgau GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland Annex 2: CJEU judgment Friends of the Irish Environment Ltd v Commissioner for Environmental Information Annex 3: AG opinion on judgment Friends of the Irish Environment Ltd v Commissioner for Environmental Information |
From the Party concerned | 28.09.2022 |
| Comments to the communicant’s comments dated 28.09.2022 and reply to Committee’s request for additional information at hearing Annex 1.1: Parliamentary Bills 2021–2022 session Annex 1.2: Parliamentary Bills 2019–2021 session |
From the Party concerned | 30.11.2022 |