Case status: Pending.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Access to environmental information; Public participation.
Articles alleged: 4 (1)–(3) (c); 6 (3), 6 (4); 7.
Articles considered by the Committee: -
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee on 2 May 2021 by Fundação Montescola, an environmental non-governmental organization. The communication alleges the violation of articles 4 (1)–(3) (c), (7) and 6 (3) and (4) of the Convention with respect to the development of the Barroso Mine expansion project.
| Document | Status | Date received or posted by the secretariat |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Annex 1: Law no. 26/2016 |
From the communicant | 02.05.2021 |
| Email enclosing additional information Annex 1 - Reply to request for documentation relating to the EIA procedure for the Barroso Mine Expansion project, 08.03.2021 ENG POR Annex 2 - Report no. 102/2021 from the Commission for Access to Administrative Documents, 24.03.2021 ENG POR Annex 3 - Decision from the Director of Environmental Assessment of APA, 19.05.2021 ENG POR |
From the communicant | 20.05.2021 |
| Request | From observer (Mr. Fernando Queiroga) | 09.06.2021 |
| Letter requesting to join as observer and providing additional information Annex 1: APA’s response 25.03.2021 ENG POR Annex 2: CARA’s report no 145/2021, 09.06.2021 ENG POR Annex 3: CCDRN’s response 12.02.2021 ENG POR Annex 4: CCDRN’s response 08.04.2021 ENG POR Annex 5: APA’s response 17.02.2020 ENG POR Annex 6: DGEG’s response 26.03.2021 ENG POR Annex 7: DGP’s response 31.03.2021 ENG POR |
From observer (Mr. Volker) | 14.06.2021 |
| Statement on preliminary admissibility at Committee’s 71st meeting | From the communicant | 06.07.2021 |
| Email enclosing statement on preliminary admissibility | From the Party concerned | 07.07.2021 |
| Letter enclosing questions to the parties from the Committee | From the secretariat | 22.09.2021 |
| Reply to Committee’s questions | From the Party concerned | 15.10.2021 |
| Reply to the Committee’s questions Annex 1: Evaluation of the Tailings Storage Facility for the Proposed Savannah Lithium Barroso Mine ENG Annex 2: Avaliação da Instalação de Armazenamento de Rejeitados da Proposta de Mina de Lítio do Barroso da Savannah Lithium POR Annex 3: CADA Report 185/2021 regarding process 172/2021 POR Annex 4: CADA Report 187/2021 regarding process 285/2021 POR Annex 5: Full page news piece published in “Público”, 29.04.2021 POR Annex 6: Full page news piece published in “Público” 29.04.2021 ENG Annex 7: Judicial summons of the administrative authority, 27.04.2021 POR |
From the communicant | 15.10.2021 (dated 13.10.2021) |
| Annex 8: CADA Report 228/2021 regarding process 294/2021 POR Annex 9: CADA Report 233/2021 regarding process 323/2021 POR Annex 10: Final decision by DSEF-RG, 24.09.2021 POR Annex 11: CADA Report 195/2021 regarding process 230/2021 POR Annex 12: CADA Report 278/2021 regarding process 389/2021 POR |
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| Additional information Annex 1: Participa platform POR and ENG Annex 2: Environmental Impact Assessment Information System POR and ENG Annex 3: Server Error 1 ENG Annex 4: Server Error 2 ENG Annex 5: Server Error 3 ENG Annex 6: Server Error 4 ENG Annex 7: SILiaAmb Login Page POR and ENG |
From the observer, Mining Watch | 19.10.2021 |
| 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 | 05.11.2021 |
| Request (dated 22.11.2021) | From observer UNIDOS EM DEFESA DE COVAS DO BARROSO | 04.12.2021 |
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Email enclosing response to communication |
From the Party concerned | 04.04.2022 |
| Comments on Party concerned’s response | From the communicant | 11.04.2022 |
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Observer statement |
From the observer UNIDOS EM DEFESA DE COVAS DO BARROSO | 22.04.2022 |
| Email enclosing update Annex 1: Statement of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, 27 September 2022 |
From the communicant | 10.10.2022 |
| Email enclosing update Annex 1: Newspaper article dated 01.12.2022 Annex 2: Newspaper article dated 05.12.2022 |
From the communicant | 06.12.2022 |
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Update |
From the communicant | 28.03.2023 |
| Letter Annex A: First Freedom of Information request, 05.04.2023 Annex B: Automated reply to Freedom of Information request, 05.04.2023 Annex C: Reply to a Freedom of Information request by the Party concerned, 17.02.2020 Annex D: Second Freedom of Information request, 05.05.2023 Annex E: Third Freedom of Information request, 05.05.2023 Annex F: Fourth Freedom of Information request, 05.05.2023 Annex G: Judgment of CADA, 22.11.2023 Annex H: Fifth Freedom of Information request, 20.10.2023 Annex I: Sixth Freedom of Information request, 20.10.2023 Annex J: Email from Party concerned, 22.11.2023 |
From the observer, Mining Watch | 10.01.2024 |
| Annex K: Email from Party concerned, 22.11.2023 Annex L: Email to Party concerned, 12.12.2023 Annex M: Seventh Freedom of Information request, 12.12.2023 |
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| Letter to the Party concerned | From the secretariat | 05.02.2024 |
| Reply to Committee’s letter of 05.02.2024 Annex 1: Email from APA dated 08.03.2021 enclosing letter S010233-202102-DAIA.DAP POR Annex 2: Letter S010233-202102-DAIA.DAP POR Annex 3: Letter S025768-202104-DAIA.DAP dated 29.04.2021 POR Annex 4: Email from APA dated 19.05.2021 enclosing letter S032237-202105-DAIA.DAP POR Annex 5: Letter S032237-202105-DAIA.DAP POR Annex 6: Email from APA dated 06.09.2021 enclosing letter S051631-202108-DAIA.DAP POR Annex 7: Letter S051631-202108-DAIA.DAP POR Annex 8: Email from APA dated 19.02.2024 enclosing letter S010709-202402-DAIA.DAP POR |
From the Party concerned | 21.02.2024 |
| Annex 9: Letter S010709-202402-DAIA.DAP POR Annex 10: Report on transboundary impacts of Barroso mine project POR |
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| Letter to the Party concerned and communicant seeking their views on whether a hearing is needed | From the secretariat | 18.03.2024 |
| Reply as to need for a hearing | From the Party concerned | 21.03.2024 |
| Reply as to need for a hearing | From the communicant | 21.03.2024 |