The fifth meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information of the Aarhus Convention took place from 10 to 11 October 2016 in Geneva (Palais des Nations, Salle V).
The meeting continued the exchange of information, good practices and recent legislative, policy and practical developments on promoting public access to environmental information. In particular, the Task Force continued focusing on the scope of environmental information and information on emissions; use of public registers and other electronic information tools; application of the restrictions; and the further development of the Aarhus Clearinghouse and national nodes.
The background material for the meeting included relevant information derived from 2014 national implementation reports and the synthesis report as well as the Implementation Guide, relevant Compliance Committee findings of a systemic nature and jurisprudence database. The Task Force on Access to Information continued its work based on the outputs of the previous meetings.
Fifth meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention
10 - 11 October 2016
Salle V, Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland
Documents
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| Provisional agenda (AC/TF.AI-5/Inf.1) | |||
| List of speakers | |||
| Report of the fifth meeting, including the summary report on the assessment of the implementation of the recommendations on electronic information tools (ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2017/4) Accompanying document to the summary report (AC/WGP-21/Inf.2) |
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| Key outcomes of the meeting (AC/TF.AI-5/Inf.4) | |||
| List of participants | |||
| Documents relevant to the agenda items | |||
| Findings of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee of a systemic nature on access to environmental information (AC/TF.AI-3/Inf.2) | |||
| Findings of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee of a systemic nature in the current intersessional period (ECE/MP.PP/C.1/2015/10; see paras. 48-78, 92) | |||
| Overview of case law on access to environmental information (AC/TF.AI-4/Inf.2) | |||
| The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) vision on public access to information (the Netherlands) | |||
| Item 4. Effective dissemination of environmental information | |||
| Recommendations of the Meeting of the Parties on Electronic Information Tools (Decision II/3) | |||
| Questionnaire to assess implementation of the Recommendations of the Meeting of the Parties on Electronic Information Tools (AC/TF.AI-5/Inf.2) - Submission by 1 May 2016 | |||
| - With final revisions in track changes - Final |
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| Summary report on the results of the survey (AC/TF.AI-5/Inf.3) and its accompanying document (AC/TF.AI-5/Inf.3/Add.1) |
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| Electronic Information Tools: Case Studies Template |
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Statements and Presentations
| Title | ENG | FRE | RUS |
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| Item 2. Environmental information: scope and access | |||
| Mr. Jaroslaw Melnik, Poland | |||
| Ms. Aida Iskoyan, Environmental Public Advocacy Center/ Environmental Law Resource Center, Armenia | |||
| Mr. Marko Van der Voort, the Netherlands | |||
| Ms. Gabrielle Somers and Ms. Audur Yr Steinarsdottir, EFTA Surveillance Authority | |||
| Ms. Geidy Lung, WIPO | PDF |
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| Item 3. Restrictions on access to environmental information in the Digital Age | |||
| Ms. Lina Oskarsson, Sweden | |||
| Ms. Tatsiana Yeudasiova, Belarus | |||
| Mr. Daniele Franzone, European Commission | |||
| Ms. Tatiana Tökölyová and Ms. Petra Horvathova, Slovakia | |||
| Mr. Vadim Ni, Ecoforum of NGOs of Kazakhstan | |||
| Item 4. Effective dissemination of environmental information | |||
| Mr. Olivier Garry, France | |||
| Mr. Jakob A. Sandal, Norway | |||
| Mr. Rudolf Legat, Austria | |||
| Response to the Questionnaire by Austria | |||
| Ms. Flavia Piperno, Italy | |||
| Mr. Nicholas Duffin, Consultation Institute, UK | |||
| Ms. Maryna Yanush, UNECE Aarhus Convention secretariat | |||
| Item 5. Activities under other international forums | |||
| Mr. Michael Nagy, UNECE Statistical Division | |||
| Mr. Filip Aggestam, UNECE WGEMA Secretariat | |||
| Mr. Marques Tomas, UNEP |