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Twelfth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention

30 June - 02 July 2010
Geneva Switzerland

The twelfth meeting of the Working Group took place from 30 June to 2 July 2010 in the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The meeting focused on relevant topics for the inter-sessional period.

The Working Group discussed, inter alia, the ongoing work on topics such as public participation, access to justice and capacity-building, the translation of national implementation reports, promotion of the Convention and the implementation of the work programme. It also considered the issue of financial arrangements and the preparations for the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties.

In the context of the twelfth meeting of the Working Group, a training session was held on the preparation of national implementation reports. The presentations delivered by the secretariat during the training session are included in the list of documents below.

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List of decisions and outcomes adopted by the Working Group

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Provisional agenda for the twelfth meeting
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2010/1

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Report of the twelfth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2010/2

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Report of the Expert Group on Public Participation
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2010/3

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Report of the Task Force on Public Participation in International Forums
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2010/4

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Report of the Task Force on Access to Justice
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2010/6

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Report on implementation of the work programme during 2009, including financial report
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2010/7

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Discussion paper on reporting mechanism
ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2010/8

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Note on accession by non-ECE States
Aarhus Convention WGP-12/Inf.1

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Overview of 2010 contributions
Aarhus Convention WGP-12/Inf.2

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Draft decision on financial arrangements
Aarhus Convention WGP-12/Inf.3

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Note on elements of future workplan
Aarhus Convention WGP-12/Inf.4

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Timetable for the twelfth meeting of the Working Group

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List of Participants

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Training session on national reporting

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Experiences and lessons learned

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General remarks on reporting

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Practical Information

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Meeting Registration Form

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Financial Support Registration Form

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