Case status: Suspended upon the Party concerned’s withdrawal from the Convention, which entered into effect on 24 October 2022.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Public participation.
Articles alleged: 6 (2)–(4), 6 (9).
Articles considered by the Committee: -
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee on 24 May 2020 by Ecohome, an environmental non-governmental organization. The communication alleged a failure to comply with article 6 (2)–(4) and (9) of the Convention with respect to public participation in decision-making regarding a battery plant in Brest.
| Document | Status | Date received or posted by the secretariat |
|---|---|---|
| Communication ENG RUS Annex 1: Brest District Executive Committee Res. 1847 dated 15.11.2016 ENG RUS Annex 2: Notices regarding public discussions on EIA report ENG RUS Annex 3: Brest District Executive Committee order 221 for public discussions dated 02.12.2016 ENG RUS Annex 4: Protocol of public discussion on EIA report dated 09.01.2017 ENG RUS Annex 5: Brest Regional Executive Committee order 60 suspending construction dated 14.06.2019 ENG RUS Annex 6: Brest Regional Executive Committee information refusal dated 20.04.2020 ENG RUS Annex 7: Judgment dated 27.03.2018 ENG RUS |
From the communicant | 24.05.2020 |
| Letter to the communicant enclosing questions from the Chair and Vice Chairs | From the secretariat | 19.10.2020 |
| Reply to the Chair and Vice Chairs’ questions | From the communicant | 25.10.2020 |
| Email enclosing Party concerned’s statement at the Committee's 68th meeting ENG RUS | From the Party concerned | 27.11.2020 |
| 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 | 04.12.2020 |
| Response to the communication RUS | From the Party concerned | 04.05.2021 |
| Letter regarding status of pending cases and follow-up concerning Belarus | From the communicant | 09.09.2022 |
| Email inviting Party concerned to comment on communicant’s letter of 09.09.2022 Annex 1: Letter from the communicant regarding status of pending cases and follow-up concerning Belarus, 09.09.2022 |
From the secretariat | 07.10.2022 |
| Letter to the First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection concerning the withdrawal by Belarus from the Convention | From the Chair of the Compliance Committee | 21.10.2022 |