Working Group on EIA, Thirteenth meeting

Background documents

Key issues, documents and timetable - information for delegates

Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda

Rule 7

Status of ratification of the Convention on EIA in a Transboundary Context, its amendments and its Protocol on SEA, as at 18 February 2010 (90 days before end of meeting), plus updates to 23 March 2010 - latest situation

Subregional cooperation and capacity-building

Information on the Multilateral agreement among the countries of South-Eastern Europe for implementation of the Convention (Bucharest, 2008)

Exchange of good practices

Programme of seminar on legislation and procedures for implementation of the Convention

Strengthening the involvement of non-governmental organizations: Replies to the letter by the Chair to focal points, as at 17 March 2010

Application of the Convention to nuclear energy-related activities: indicative list of activities

- revised after the thirteenth meeting of the Working Group on EIA, in line with information provided by Germany, Hungary, Spain and Switzerland.

Promoting ratification and application of the Protocol to the Convention

Information on the Belgrade Initiative on SEA

Report of the Extended Bureau of the Committee on Environmental Policy on its meeting held on 16-17 March 2010 (advance copy)

Budget and financial arrangements

Biannual financial report, to 31 December 2009 - earlier financial reports

Status of receipt of pledges / latest contributions, as at 17 March 2010

Need for additional staff resources in the secretariat

Preparations for the fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention and for the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the first meeting of the Parties to the Protocol

(List of) Draft decisions that might be considered by the Meeting of the Parties at its fifth session

Decision V/… Interpretation of article 14 of the Convention

Implementation guidance for the Espoo Convention focussing on countries of the Eastern Europe, the Caucasus or Central Asia

Armenia’s experience:

• Revised legislation and procedures to ensure full implementation of the Espoo Convention in Armenia, by Julieta Ghlichyan, Ministry of Nature Protection of Armenia

• Results of project “Strengthening Implementation in Armenia of the Espoo Convention”, by
  Dmytro Skrylnikov, consultant and head of NGO “Bureau of Environmental Investigation”

- flowchart

Tajikistan’s experience:

• Interim results of project “The Espoo Convention: Capacity building and possible application in Tajikistan”, by Dmytro Skrylnikov

Ukraine’s experience:

• Legal and administrative measures in Ukraine and on-going work on the strategy for
  implementing the Espoo Convention provisions, by Mr Markelov, Ministry of
  Environmental Protection of Ukraine

NGO perspectives on legislation and procedures for implementation of the Espoo Convention, by
Andriy Andruysevych, NGO Resource & Analysis Centre “Society and Environment”

Concluding remarks: Challenges of the Espoo Convention application in Eastern Europe, the
Caucasus and Central Asia, by Jerzy Jendroska, Public International & European Law, Opole
University, Poland

Mongolia:

• Presentation on the national EIA system and transboundary experiences

• Law on EIA

Intervention by Austria

Meeting registration form

Practical information for delegates and visitors

Rules of Procedure
Decision I/1 of the Meeting of the Parties