Working Group on EIA and SEA (Espoo Convention), 4th meeting
Working Group on EIA and SEA (Espoo Convention), 4th meeting
Official Documents
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Annotated provisional agenda of the fourth meeting of the Working Group on EIA and SEA. |
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Good practice recommendations on the application of the Convention to nuclear energy-related activities/ Terms of Reference |
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The document was considered and revised by Parties Changes are available in English (clean version and in track changes) |
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Report of the fourth meeting of the Working Group on EIA and SEA
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Corrigendum of the report of the fourth meeting of the Working Group on EIA and SEA (advance copy)
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Background documents |
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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 (post session) |
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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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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.2/2015/INF.1) |
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| Item 2 | Status of ratification (as of April 2015) | |||
| Note: on 12 May 2015, Liechtenstein deposited its instruments of acceptance for the first and second amendments; on 22 May 2015, Portugal deposited its instrument of approval of the first amendment. | ||||
| Status as of 29 April 2015 Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2015/INF.2) |
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The entry into force of the first amendment |
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| Item 3 | Compliance and implementation | |||
| Implementation of the workplan Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2015/INF.4) |
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| Timetable for the modification of questionnaires and the preparation of the draft reviews of implementation Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2015/INF.5) |
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| Convention draft questionnaire - proposal (2013-2015) Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2015/INF.6) |
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Protocol draft questionnaire - proposal (2013-2015) |
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Blank questionnaire on the Convention (2010-2012) |
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Blank questionnaire on the Protocol (2010-2012) |
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Recent cases pending before the Aarhus Espoo Conventions compliance bodies |
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| Concordance table on the three authentic texts of the Protocol Note by the secretariat on the basis of the table by UNOG editors (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2015/INF.9) |
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| Preparation of guidance on the implementation of the Convention (drawing on opinions of the Implementation Committee) Terms of reference - EIB |
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Opinions of the Implementation Committee, 2001-2014 |
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Structure and functions of the Implementation Committee, and procedures for review of compliance and consolidated operating rules (as amended in 2014) |
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| Item 4 | Subregional cooperation and capacity-building | |||
| Item 5 | Exchange of good practices | |||
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(a) Good practice recommendations on the application of the Convention to nuclear energy-related activities |
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| See offical document ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2015/3 | ENG | FRE | RUS | |
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Second meeting of the Working Group on EIA and SEA (27-30 May 2013) Application of the Convention to nuclear energy-related activities |
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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 |
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Fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties (20-23 June 2011) Background note by the secretariat on the application of the Convention to nuclear energy-related activities (ECE/MP.EIA/2011/5) |
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Information on panel discussion on nuclear energy-related projects, for MOP5 (ECE/MP.EIA/2011/INF.8) |
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Thirtieth meeting of the Working Group on EIA (17-19 May 2010) Exchange of the Convention to nuclear energy-related activities, note by the secretariat |
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| (b) Seminar on post-project analysis | ||||
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Background information, including the programme |
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| (c) Other activities foreseen in the workplan | ||||
| (d) Proposed activities not included in the workplan | ||||
| Development of joint good practice guidance on land-use planning / together with the Convention on Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents and the Committee on Housing and Land Management Terms of reference - EIB |
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For information: relevant documentation prepared for the Fifth meeting of the Working Group on Development under the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (Geneva, 11 - 13 May 2015) |
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Guidance document on safety and land-use planning (ECE/CP.TEIA/WG.1/2015/5) |
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| Item 6 | Promoting ratification and application of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment | |||
IAIA informal pamphlets:
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| Note on the progress of the implementation workplan activities under the "Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood"(EaP-GREEN) Programme, as well as activities in Kyrgyzstan and the Russian Federation (Dec 2013–May 2015) | ENG | RUS | ||
| Item 7 | Budget, financial arrangements and financial assistance | |||
| Biannual financial report (MOP6-MOP/MOP2 to 31 Dec 2014) | ENG | |||
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For information: earlier financial reports |
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| Note prepared by the Environment Division regarding funding of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) - revised version as of May 2015 | ENG | |||
| Item 8 | Inputs to related international processes | |||
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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 Chair's Summary (meeting of 27 October 2014) Chair's summary (meeting of 13 April 2015) |
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| Item 9 | Preparations for the next sessions of the Meetings of the Parties | |||
| Item 10 | Staffing of the secretariat | |||
| Item 11 | Other business | |||
| Item 12 | Presentation of the main decisions taken and closing of the meeting | |||
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Other relevant documentation Informal notes of the Bureau meeting (5-6 February 2015) |
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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 Seminar on post-project analysis |
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Post-project analysis in transboundary EIA Experience of Poland, Ms. Katarzyna Twardowska, Poland |
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| Modification of the hydraulic power plant of Bemposta (Portugal) - Monitoring program in the framework of the transboundary consultations between Spain and Portugal, Mr. Adrián Vecino Varela | ENG | |||
| Post-project analysis of the effects of a wind farm on white-tailed eagles at Smøla island (Norway), Mr. Terje Lind | ENG | |||
| Pilot project in Belarus and Ukraine on post-project analysis of environmental impact in a transboundary context, Ms. Nina Stoyanova | ENG | RUS | ||
| Outcomes and recommendations from the pilot project in Belarus and Ukraine on post-project analysis of environmental impact in a transboundary context, Ms. Nina Stoyanova | ENG | RUS | ||
| Bilateral working group for the environmental monitoring of the khotislavskoe quarry, Ms. Lesya Nikolayeva (UNEP) | ENG | |||
| Post-project analysis of the Belarussian NPP, Mr. Aleksandr Andreev | ENG | RUS | ||
| Report on the seminar | ENG | RUS |
Registration
In accordance with the accreditation procedures for meetings at the Palais des Nations, delegates are requested to register online no later than two weeks prior to the meeting, i.e., by 12 May 2015, through the following link: https://www2.unece.org/uncdb/app/ext/meeting-registration?id=kslZdl.
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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