The thirteenth session of the Working Group of the Parties took place in Geneva from 9 to 11 February 2011, back to back with the fourth meeting of the Task Force on Access to Justice. The Working Group reviewed the progress in implementing the Convention. It also revised and approved a number of the key draft decisions, and submitted them for consideration by the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention at its fourth session scheduled to take place in Chisinau on 29 June - 1 July 2011.
Documents
Documents for the meeting and comments received can be found in the table below.
Document title |
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Annotated provisional agenda |
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Report of the meeting |
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List of decisions and major outcomes of the meeting |
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List of Participants |
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Provisional organization of work |
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Item 3 (a) |
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Draft decision on promoting the application of the principles of the Convention in international forums |
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Approved draft decision on promoting the application of the principles of the Convention in international forums |
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Report of the fifth meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in International Forums |
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Item 3 (b) |
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Draft decision on promoting effective access to justice |
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Approved draft decision on promoting effective access to justice |
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Item 3 (c) |
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Draft decision on access to information |
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Approved draft decision on access to information |
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Report of the subregional workshop on electronic information tools (Skopje, 25-26 November 2010) |
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Item 3 (d) |
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Report of the first meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in Decision-making |
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Item 3 (e) |
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Report of the joint Aarhus Convention and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety workshop on public awareness, access to information and public participation regarding living modified organisms/genetically modified organisms (Nagoya, Japan, on 8-9 October 2010) |
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Item 4 (a) |
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Note on election of the Compliance Committee |
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Item 4 (c) |
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Draft decision on reporting requirements |
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Draft decision on reporting requirements - revised |
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Approved draft decision on reporting requirements |
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Item 4 (e) |
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Report on the sixth Aarhus Convention Capacity Building Coordination meeting |
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Item 5 (a) |
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Draft decision on accession by States from outside the UNECE region |
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Approved draft decision on accession by States from outside the UNECE region |
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Item 5 (b) |
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Draft Communication Strategy |
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Item 6 (a) |
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Overview of the implementation of the work programme for 2009-2011, including in relation to the Strategic Plan 2009-2014 |
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Item 6 (b) |
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Draft decision on the work programme for 2012-2014 |
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Approved draft decision on the work programme for 2012-2014 |
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Item 6 (c) |
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Note on the country-specific expert/advisory service |
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Item 6 (d) |
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Draft decision on financial arrangements |
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Approved draft decision on financial arrangements |
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Note on the financial situation regarding activities under he Aarhus Convention in 2010 and 2011 |
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Item 7 (a) |
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Draft Outline of a Declaration |
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Item 7 (b) |
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Draft decision on strategic planning |
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Approved draft decision on strategic planning |
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Item 7 (c) |
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Draft provisional agenda for the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties |
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Approved provisional agenda for the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties |
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Revised schedule of the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties and the associated preparatory meetings |
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Item 7 (d) |
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Note on major milestones in preparations for the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties |
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Presentation by host country on preparations for the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties |
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Comments on the documents |
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Comments by the Aarhus Centre – Dushanbe on the Aarhus Convention workplan 2012-2014 |
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Comments by Norway on the Aarhus Convention workplan 2012-2014 |
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Comments by the EU on the Aarhus Convention workplan 2012-2014 |
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Comments by CropLife International on the Aarhus Convention workplan 2012-2014 |
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Comments by the European ECO Forum on the Aarhus Convention workplan 2012-2014 |
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Comments by the EU on the Draft provisional agenda for the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties |
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Comments by the Access Initiative on the Draft provisional agenda for the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties | - | - | ||
Statements by the EU delivered at the meeting | - | - |