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Working Group on EIA and SEA (Espoo Convention), 2nd meeting

27 - 30 May 2013

Geneva Switzerland

Official Documents

Document Title	ENG	FRE	RUS
Annotated provisional agenda for the second meeting ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/1	ENG	FRE	RUS
Corrigendum to the annotated provisional agenda ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/1/Corr.1	ENG
Report of the second meeting ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/2	ENG	FRE	RUS
Item 6 of the provisional agenda Promoting ratification and application of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment
Good practice recommendations on public participation in SEA ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/3	ENG	FRE	RUS
Health annex of the Resource Manual to support the application of the Protocol ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/4	ENG	FRE	RUS
Item 8 of the provisional agenda Draft Financial Strategy ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/5	ENG	FRE	RUS

Background documents

Report of the first meeting of the Working Group on EIA and SEA ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2012/2	ENG	FRE	RUS
Report of the fifth session of Meeting of the Parties to the Convention ECE/MP.EIA/15	ENG	FRE	RUS
Corrigendum (to decision V/2) ECE/MP.EIA/15/Corr.1	ENG	FRE	RUS
Report of the first session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2	ENG	FRE	RUS
Report of the Implementation Committee on its twenty-fifth session ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2012/4	ENG	FRE	RUS
Corrigendum to the Report of the Implementation Committee on its twenty-fifth session ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2012/4/ Corr.1	ENG
Report of the Implementation Committee on its twenty-sixth session ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2012/6	ENG	FRE	RUS
Report of the Implementation Committee on its twenty-seventh session ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2013/2 (Advance copy)	ENG	FRE	RUS
3rd Review of implementation of Espoo Convention (2006-2009) ECE/MP.EIA/16	ENG	FRE	RUS

Unofficial Documents

	Document Title	ENG	FRE	RUS
Item 1	Adoption of the agenda
	Informal notes on the agenda (an overview of agenda items, associated documentation and actions to be taken by the delegates) Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.1)	ENG
Item 2	Status of ratification
	Status at 10 May 2013 Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.2)	ENG
Items 3-6	Implementation of the workplan activities Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.3)	ENG
Item 3	Compliance and implementation
	Proposals to assist Armenia and Azerbaijan with implementation of the Convention Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.4.REV)	ENG
	Bringing into line the three authentic language versions of the Convention Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.5)	ENG
	Annex to informal document 5 - feedback from UN Treaty Section	ENG
	Draft reviews of implementation of the Convention and the Protocol Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.6)	ENG
	For information, Blank questionnaire on EIA (2010-2012)	ENG	FRE	RUS
	For information, Blank questionnaire on SEA (2010-2012)	ENG	FRE	RUS
	Draft general guidance on resolving a possible systemic inconsistency between the Convention and environmental assessment within State ecological expertise (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.7)	ENG		RUS
	For information, checklist for financial institutions on projects with transboundary impacts produced by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	ENG		RUS
Item 4	Exchange of good practices
	(a) Seminar on biodiversity in environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment
	Note by Belgium (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.8)	ENG
	(b) Other activities foreseen in the workplan
	(c) Application of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context to nuclear energy-related activities
	Application of the Convention to nuclear energy-related activities Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.9)	ENG
	For more information, see the earlier Background paper by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/2011/5)	ENG	FRE	RUS
	For more information, see earlier Information on panel discussion on nuclear energy-related projects, for MOP5 (ECE/MP.EIA/2011/INF.8).	ENG		RUS
	For more information, see earlier Informal list of nuclear energy-related activities in the UNECE region, first discussed at the 13th meeting of the Working Group on EIA, revised for MOP5	ENG
	For information, Summary of a working paper by ANCCLI: Fostering nuclear safety in Europe through public information and participation, for a workshop on Public participation in decision making in the nuclear domain, Luxembourg, 12-13 March 2013	ENG
	(d) Practices in States outside the region.
	For information, Report on the Workshop on Environmental impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context in Eastern Asia, Seoul, 13–15 June 2012	ENG
Item 5	Subregional cooperation and capacity-building
	For information, Report on Baltic Sea subregional workshop, 20 - 21 September 2012, Tallinn (Estonia).	ENG
	For information, Report on a start-up workshop for a Pilot project on post project analysis between Belarus and Ukraine, (Brest, Belarus, 9-10 April 2013)	ENG
Item 6	Promoting ratification and application of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment
	Report on joint meeting on public participation in environmental decision-making: focus on strategic environmental assessment (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.10)	ENG		RUS
	For information, Draft recommendations on public participation in environmental decision-making prepared under the Aarhus Convention	ENG
	IAIA informal pamphlets - No. 3 Climate smart decisions (Feb 2013) - No. 4 Governance (March 2013)	ENG ENG
	For information, EAP-Green: - Draft programme of work 2013-2016 - Draft work plan for 2013	ENG ENG
Item 7	Inputs to related international processes
	For information, Chair's Summary from the meeting between the representatives of the governing bodies of the ECE Environmental Conventions and the Committee of Environmental Policy, 27 February 2013, Geneva	ENG
	For information, Towards enhanced cooperation of UNECE MEAs: Informal guidance (a live document: version of 8 March 2013)	ENG
Item 8	Budget, financial arrangements and financial assistance
	(a) Budget and financial arrangements
	Biannual financial report to 31 December 2012 - earlier financial reports	ENG
	Recent contributions to the trust fund of the Convention Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2012/INF.11)	ENG
	For information, Sustainable extrabudgetary financial arrangements for the ECE environmental conventions - Discussion paper by the secretariat	ENG
	(b) Financial assistance to representatives of countries with economies in transition, non-governmental organizations and countries outside the region
Item 9	Preparations for the sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context and the second session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol
	Informal notes of Bureau meeting, 31 January-1 February 2013	ENG
	Draft decisions that might be considered by the Meetings of the Parties at their next sessions Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2012/INF.12)	ENG
Item 10	Staffing of the secretariat
Item 11	Other business
Item 12	Presentation of the main decisions taken and closing of the meeting
	Conclusions of the meeting Informal presentation of the main outcomes, by secretariat	ENG

Presentations and Statements

Document Title	ENG	FRE	RUS

Item 3: Compliance and implementation
General Guidance on resolving a possible systemic inconsistency between the Espoo Convention and the environmental assessment within the framework of State ecological expertise (OVOS/expertiza) in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia Mr. Jerzy Jendroska	ENG
Item 4(a): Seminar on biodiversity in environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment
General introduction to the issue of biodiversity degradation Ms. Els Martens, Flemish Agency for Nature and Forests, Belgium	ENG
Biodiversity in EIA and SEA: the Convention on Biological Diversity’s point of view Ms. Kristina Gjerde, IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme	ENG
EU Biodiversity Policy and Environmental Assessments Ms. Milena Novakova, DG ENV European Commission	ENG
Ecosystem services in EIA/SEA:connecting biodiversity and people Mr. Roel Slootweg, SevS Consultancy	ENG
Deepening of the navigation channel in the Scheldt estuary: case study of a cross-border EIA in an estuarine environment Mr. Stefaan Ides, Port of Antwerp, Belgium	ENG
Experience from the Nord Stream Pipeline project from the authority’s perspective Mr. Manfred Zeiler, Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Germany	ENG
Item 4(d): Practices in States outside the region
Summary of 2012 workshop on EIA in a transboundary context Ms. Nankyoung Moon, Republic of Korea	ENG

Registration

Document Title	ENG	FRE	RUS
Meeting registration form	ENG	-	-
	ENG	-	-
Practical information for delegates and visitors	ENG	-	-
Rules of Procedure Decision I/1 of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention	ENG	FRE	RUS
Amendment of rule 7 of the rules of procedure Decision V/1 of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention	ENG	FRE	RUS
Adoption of the rules of procedure Decision I/1 of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol	ENG	FRE	RUS