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Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in a Transboundary Context

Implementation Committee

Committee at Espoo (Finland), March 2005

Committe at Palais des Nations, Geneva, September 2010 (from left, front: Vesna Kolar-Planinsic (Slovenia), Nina Stoyanova (Bulgaria), Sandra Ruza (secretariat), Tatiana Javanshir (Azerbaijan), Rakia Kalygulova (Kyrgyzstan); back: Tatiana Plesco (Republic of Moldova), Jerzy Jendroska (Poland), Matthias Sauer (Germany - Chair), Nenad Mikulic (Croatia), Nick Bonvoisin (Secretary))

The Implementation Committee's objective is to review compliance by the Parties with their obligations under the Convention with a view to assisting them fully to meet their commitments.

The Committee was established by the Meeting of the Parties in February 2001 (decision II/4 of the second Meeting of the Parties, revised as decision III/2, which provides the structure and functions of the Implementation Committee and procedures for review of compliance). The Committee comprises eight members, nominated by Parties that are, in turn, elected by the Meeting of the Parties.

Do you have concerns about the application of the Convention?

If so, use this form to provide information to the Implementation Committee through the secretariat (not for use by Parties to the Convention)

What UNECE does for you ... UNECE makes sure States apply the Espoo Convention

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Chair	Mr. Matthias Sauer (Germany)
Vice-Chair	Ms. Tatiana Plesco (Republic of Moldova)
	Mrs. Vesna Kolar-Planinsic ( Slovenia)
Other Members	Ms. Tatiana Javanshir (Azerbaijan)
	Ms. Nina Stoyanova ( Bulgaria)
	Mr. Nenad Mikulic (Croatia)
	Ms. Rakia Kalygulova (Kyrgyzstan)
	Mr. Jerzy Jendroska (Poland)

Find out more:

Information on matters considered by the Implementation Committee either as a submission or a Committee initiative

Correspondence on specific compliance issues, arising from the review of implementation or as a result of information provided to the Committee

Reports of the Implementation Committee together with the provisional agendas of planned meetings

Structure and functions of the Implementation Committee and procedures for review of compliance Annex to decision III/2 of the Meeting of the Parties	ENG	FRE	RUS
Operating rules Annex to decision IV/2 of the Meeting of the Parties	ENG	FRE	RUS
Opinions of the Implementation Committee, 2001-2010	ENG	-	-
What UNECE does for you ... UNECE makes sure States apply the Espoo Convention	ENG	-	RUS

The provisional agenda of the next Committee session is, or will be, available here.

Parties are invited to make submissions if they have concerns about their own or another Party's compliance with obligations under the Convention.

Key resources

Compliance Committee of the Aarhus Convention	ENG
Implementation Committee of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution	ENG
Compliance Committee under the Protocol on Water and Health	ENG
UNEP Manual on Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements	ENG
The Kiev Guidelines for Strengthening Compliance with and Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements in the UNECE Region ECE/CEP/107	ENG	FRE	RUS