Third meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention

The third meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information  took place from 3 to 5 December 2014 in Geneva (Palais des Nations, Salle VIII).

The Task Force discussed a number of issues, including the scope, quality and comparability of information to be provided in accordance with the Convention, deliberated on the application of certain restrictions on access to environmental information in accordance with the Convention’s provisions and shared recent relevant developments in information and communication technology in relation to environmental information.

The background material for the meeting included a compilation of relevant information derived from 2014 national implementation reports and the synthesis report as well as the Implementation Guide and relevant Compliance Committee findings of a systemic nature.