Working Group on EIA and SEA (Espoo Convention), 5th meeting
11 - 15 April 2016
Geneva Switzerland
Official Documents
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Annotated provisional agenda of the fifth meeting of the Working Group |
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Draft decision on the adoption of the workplan for the period 2017-2020 |
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Draft Minsk declaration |
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Accelerating entry into effect of the first amendment to the Convention |
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Joint workshop on safety and land-use planning, note from the secretariat |
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Report of the Working Group on Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment on its fifth meeting |
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Background documents |
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| Report of the Working Group on Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment on its fourth meeting ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2015/2 |
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| Report of the sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention and the second session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol ECE/MP.EIA/20-ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/4 |
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Decisions by the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention |
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| Decisions by the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol ECE/MP.EIA/20/Add.2-ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/4.Add.2 |
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| Decisions taken jointly by the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention and the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (including the declaration) ECE/MP.EIA/20-ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/4.Add.3 |
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| Report of the Implementation Committee on its thirty–first session ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2014/4 |
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| Report of the Implementation Committee on its thirty–second session ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2014/6 |
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| Report of the Implementation Committee on its thirty–third session ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2015/2 |
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| Report of the Implementation Committee on its thirty–fourth session ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2015/4 |
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| Report of the Implementation Committee on its thirty–fifth session ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2016/2 |
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| Outline for a guidance document on safety and land-use planning ECE/CP.TEIA/WG.1/2015/11 (Discussed by the Working Group on the Development of the Convention under the Industrial Accidents Convention at its sixth meeting (30 November – 2 December 2015)) |
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Informal documents
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| 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.2/2016/5/INF.1) |
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| Item 2 | Status of ratification | |||
| Status of ratification of the Convention, its amendments and its Protocol ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2016/5/INF.2 - Updated 31/3/2016 |
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| Item 3 | Compliance and implementation | |||
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Workplan implementation status |
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| Aligning the authentic texts of the Protocol and the two amendments to the Convention ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2016/5/INF.4 |
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| Summary report on technical assistance and capacity-building activities ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2016/5/INF.5
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| Draft overview of legislative and administrative reforms for implementing strategic environmental assessment in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2016/5/INF.6 | ENG | RUS | ||
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Draft practical guidance on reforming legal and institutional structures with regard to application of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2016/5/INF.7
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| Draft guidance on implementation of the Convention drawing on opinions of the Implementation Committee ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2016/5/INF.8 |
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| Item 4 | Subregional cooperation and capacity-building | |||
| Item 5 | Promoting ratification and application of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment | |||
| Brochure on the Protocol on SEA and its benefits in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2016/5/INF.9 |
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| IAIA informal pamphlets, "Fastips" | ENG | |||
| Case study: Fact sheet on the application of the Protocol on SEA to Polish nuclear power programme | ENG | |||
| Item 6 | Inputs to related international processes | |||
| Item 7 | Exchange of good practices | |||
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(a) Workshop on land-use planning, the siting of hazardous activities and related safety aspects
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Programme of the joint workshop on land-use planning, the siting of hazardous activities and related safety aspects See also information on the Industrial Accidents web site
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| Draft guidance on land-use planning, the siting of hazardous activities and related safety aspects ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2016/5/INF.11
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Part A (legal and policy) - Part A Annex Part B (technical, includes annex) |
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| (b) Good practice recommendations on the application of the Convention to nuclear energy-related activities | ||||
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Draft good practice recommendations on the application of the Convention to nuclear energy-related activities |
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Background documents: |
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Questionnaire for the preparation of Good practice recommendations |
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Terms of reference for the Good practice recommendations (as agreed by the Working Group on EIA and SEA at its 4th meeting) |
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| (c) Other activities foreseen in the workplan | ||||
| Item 8 | Budget, financial arrangements and financial assistance | |||
| Biannual financial report up to 31 December 2015 ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2016/5/INF.13 |
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For information: Meetings of the representatives of the governing bodies of the ECE environmental treaties and the Committee on Environmental Policy |
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| Item 9 | Preparations for the next sessions of the Meetings of the Parties | |||
| Preparation for the 2017 sessions of the Meetings of the Parties ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2016/5/INF.14 |
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| Information on the required nominations for officers for the period 2017–2020 ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2016/5/INF.15 |
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| Mapping of the Convention and the Protocol activities that support countries in achieving Sustainable Development Goals ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2016/5/INF.16
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| Item 10 | Other business | |||
| Item 11 | Presentation of the main decisions taken and closing of the meeting | |||
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Other relevant documentation Informal notes of the Bureau meeting (19-20 January 2016) |
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| Conclusions of the meeting Informal presentation of the main outcomes, by secretariat |
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Presentations and Statements
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Exchange of good practices |
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Programme of the joint workshop on land-use planning, the siting of hazardous activities and related safety aspects ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2016/5/INF.10 |
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Overview of the land-use planning and siting obligations under the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention and recommendations from the 2010 The Hague seminar Ms. Jasmina Karba, Chair of the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention |
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Overview of the obligations under the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the UNECE Espoo Convention relevant to land-use planning Ms. Migle Masaityte, Chair of Working Group on EIA and SEA |
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Overview of interlinkages, synergies and complementarities between the Industrial Accidents Convention, the Protocol on SEA and other relevant UNECE instruments. Mr. Jerzy Jendrośka, Legal expert |
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Objectives, methodology and structure of the draft Guidance Mr. Lorenzo van Wijk, Lead consultant for the guidance development |
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Application of SEA to land-use plans/programmes and relevant good practice Mr. Jiří Dusík, Expert on the application of SEA |
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Legal, policy and procedural aspects of land-use planning, siting and hazardous activities Mr. Jerzy Jendrośka, Legal expert |
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Technical approaches in risk consideration on land-use Planning Mr. Lorenzo van Wijk, Risktech, Lead consultant for the development of the draft guidance |
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Overview of experiences and lessons learned on land-use planning and siting in EU member States implementing the Seveso III, SEA and EIA Directives Mr. Michael Struckl PhD, Federal Ministry of Economy, Austria, Chair of the small group of experts on land-use planning |
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Estonia: Inter-agency cooperation - the role of the Rescue Board in land-use planning decisions Ms. Daisi Käger, Estonian Rescue Board |
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Portugal: Policies and Guidelines on the integration of major accidents prevention in the SEA of municipal land use plans Ms. Maria do Carmo Figueira, Portugese Environment Agency |
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Netherlands: The Dutch approach to safety and land-use planning including risk assessment Ms. Anneke Raap and Mr. Germt de Vries, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Netherlands |
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France: Legislation and regulations on safety and land-use planning and approach to risks Mr. Lionel PREVORS, Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Energy, France |
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Belgium (Flanders): Integration industrial accidents safety into the land-use planning through SEA Mr. Marc Bogaert, Environment Nature and Energy Department, Flemish Government, Belgium |
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Republic of Moldova: Procedures to address safety in land-use planning, including through safety zones and distances Ms. Inga Podoroghin and Ms. Svetlana Stirbu, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Moldova |
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Serbia: National approach to land-use-planning, siting and safety, integrated in SEA and EIA legislative and policy framework Ms. Suzana Milutinović, Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, Serbia |
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State Land Supervision in the Russian Federation Ms. Nadeshda Kornilovich, Rosreestr., Russian Federation |
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Registration
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Practical information for delegates and visitors |
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Rules of Procedure |
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| Amendment of rule 7 of the rules of procedure Decision V/1 of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention |
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| 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 |
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List of Participants
List of Participants ENG