Case status: Pending.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 9(3) and (4).
Articles considered by the Committee: -
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee on 28 July 2022 by the non-governmental organization Verdegaia. The communication alleged non-compliance by Spain with articles 9 (3) and 9 (4) of the Convention in connection with the San Finx mine.
| Document | Status | Date received or posted by the secretariat |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Annex 1: Request of clarification of Order of Provincial Court of A Coruña, 20.11.2019 ENG SPA Annex 2: Order of provisional dismissal of Preliminary Proceedings no. 223/2017, 27.05.2020 ENG SPA Annex 3: Order dismissing appeal for reform issued by Court of Preliminary Investigation of Noia, 10.07.2020 ENG SPA Annex 4: Order dismissing appeal issued by Provincial Court of A Coruña, 04.02.2021 ENG SPA Annex 5: Order rejecting request for clarification issued by Provincial Court of A Coruña, 30.03.2021 ENG SPA |
From the communicant | 28.07.2022 |
| Annex 6: Decision of Spanish Constitutional Court, 29.06.2021 ENG SPA Annex 7: Order rejecting reopening of the DPA no. 223/2017 ENG SPA Annex 8: ECHR judgment Affaire Asociación Verdegaia v Spain no. 3476/22 28.04.2022 ENG FRE |
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| Statement on preliminary admissibility | From the communicant | 14.12.2022 (dated 13.12.2022) |
| Letter enclosing questions to the communicant from the Committee | From the secretariat | 10.03.2023 |
| Email enclosing replies to Committee's questions Annex A: Order of the Provincial Court of A Coruña,19.07.2019 SPA Annex B: Judgment of the No. 2 Court of Preliminary Investigation of Noia, 27.01.2020 SPA Annex C: Decision of the No. 3 Court of Santiago,17.07.2022 SPA Annex D: Decision of the No. 3 Court of Santiago, 01.09.2022 SPA Annex 1: Study of fluvial macroinvertebrates in the San Finx river SPA Annex 2: Expert report on the modification of the route of the San Finx river SPA Annex 3: Report on the discharge authorisation project of the San Finx mine SPA Annex 4: Historical report SPA |
From the communicant | 18.03.2023 |
| Annex 5: Report by the mining engineer of the Mining Authority, 04.03.2020 SPA | ||
| Statement on preliminary admissibility | From the Party concerned | 20.03.2023 |
| Letter to the communicant enclosing question from the Committee | From the secretariat | 25.05.2023 |
| Reply to Committee's question | From the communicant | 30.05.2023 |
| Email enclosing statement on preliminary admissibility | From the Party concerned | 12.06.2023 (dated 13.06.2023) |
| Email to parties on outcome of the Committee's determination on preliminary admissibility | From the secretariat | 30.06.2023 |
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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 | 01.09.2023 |
| Response to communication | From the Party concerned | 12.12.2023 |