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	Environment - Aarhus
		The Aarhus Convention establishes a number of rights of the public (individuals and their associations) with regard to the environment.
		The Decision on conclusion of the Aarhus Convention by the EC was adopted on 17 February 2005 [Decision 2005/370/EC].
		The Aarhus Regulation addresses the "three pillars" of the Aarhus Convention - access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters - where those are of relevance to Community institutions and bodies and lays down related requirements.
	ec.europa.eu /environment/aarhus/index.htm (1265 words)

	Aarhus Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, usually known as the Aarhus Convention, was signed on June 25, 1998 in the Danish city of Aarhus.
		The Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Aarhus Convention was adopted at an extra-ordinary meeting of the Parties on 21 May 2003, in Kiev, Ukraine.
		An amendment to the Aarhus Convention on 'Public Participation in Decisions on Deliberate Release into the Environment and Placing on the Market of Genetically Modified Organisms' was adopted at the Second Meeting of the Parties on 27 May 2005, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aarhus_Convention (455 words)

	Aarhus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is the principal port on the east coast of Jutland.
		Aarhus' 13th century cathedral, The Århus Domkirke, is the largest church in Denmark, as well as the second largest in Northern Europe, being only 1.5 ft shorter than its counterpart in Trondheim.
		The Mayor of Aarhus is Nicolai Wammen of the Social Democrats.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aarhus (879 words)

	Yearbook of International Co-operation on Environment and Development: Århus Convention (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, and the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents.
		The governing body of the Convention is the Meeting of the Parties, which meets every two to three years to review progress in the ratification and implementation of the Convention and decide on future work under its auspices through its work programme.
		According to the Convention, the Meeting of the Parties shall also harmonize policies with other ECE bodies and other competent international bodies, establish subsidiary bodies, prepare protocols and amendments to the Convention, and undertake additional actions that may be required for the achievement of the purposes of the Convention.
	www.greenyearbook.org /agree/general/aarhus.htm (858 words)

	Aarhus Family in R. Macedonia
		Aarhus Convention is an international agreement that regulates significant questions in the area of the environment, made among countries of UN/ECE region (Those are European countries, the new independent countries from ex USSR, including the countries from Central Asia and Kuakas region) which have signed by 45 countries so far, and ratified by 27 countries.
		The Convention is adopted in June 25th, 1998, in Danish city Aarhus which is the reason for the name of the Convention - AARHUS CONVENTION.
		In the period between actual signing of the Convention in1998 on one side and coming into force, on the other hand, it is necessary the condition in Act 20 of the Convention to be fulfilled.
	www.eko.net.mk /aarhus/en_pocetnici.asp (809 words)

	2000 October 3 - IGO Report: Aarhus Convention Signatories Discuss Future of Treaty
		In its present form, the convention, which is expected to enter into force in 2001, is a regional treaty negotiated under the aegis of the UN Economic Commission for Europe.
		Essentially, the convention opens the doors to broad citizen involvement in the process by which environmental decisions are made as a way to combat governmental environmental mismanagement.
		Despite the fact that the convention provides for the public generally to seek judicial remedies for non-compliance with its provision, no similar representation on the Bureau was accorded to any other major group identified in Agenda 21 of the Rio Conference on Environment and Development.
	www.uscib.org /index.asp?documentID=1061 (513 words)

	Aarhus Convention (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Convention was adopted on 25 June 1998 at the Fourth Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe", and it entered into force on 30 October 2002.
		Latvia has ratified the Aarhus Convention with the Law "On Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters from 25 June 1998" accepted by Saeima on 18 April 2002.
		In January 2005 Cabinet of Ministers accepted and the Ministry of the Environment submitted to the Secretariat of the Convention shortened version of the report because of the limitations of length.
	www.vidm.gov.lv /vide/KONV/Eorhusa.htm (453 words)

	SCADPlus: Access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters
		With this Decision, the Århus Convention (signed by the European Community and its Member States in 1998) is approved on behalf of the Community.
		The Convention, in force since 30 October 2001, is based on the premise that greater public awareness of and involvement in environmental matters will improve environmental protection.
		The Convention also invites the parties to promote public participation in the preparation of environmental policies as well as standards and legislation that may have a significant effect on the environment.
	europa.eu.int /scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l28056.htm (806 words)

	Public Participation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters was adopted on 25th June 1998 in the Danish city of Aarhus at the Fourth Ministerial Conference in the 'Environment for Europe' process.
		After the adoption of the Convention, two meetings of Signatories were held in 1999 and in 2000 and a Working Group to prepare for the first meeting of the Parties met three times in 2001 and 2002.
		The Convention entered into force on 30 October 2001 and progress of ratification is still relatively rapid.
	www.unece.org /env/pp (613 words)

	CONVENTION ON ACCESS TO INFORMATION
		This Convention shall be open for accession as from 22 December 1998 by the States and regional economic integration organizations referred to in article 17.
		In the event of a dispute being submitted for arbitration pursuant to article 16, paragraph 2, of this Convention, a party or parties shall notify the secretariat of the subject matter of arbitration and indicate, in particular, the articles of this Convention whose interpretation or application is at issue.
		Any Party to this Convention which has an interest of a legal nature in the subject matter of the dispute, and which may be affected by a decision in the case, may intervene in the proceedings with the consent of the tribunal.
	www.mem.dk /aarhus-conference/issues/public-participation/ppartikler.htm (7749 words)

	Århus Convention (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters was adopted on June 25, 1998 in Århus, Denmark at the Fourth Ministerial Conference in the “Environment for Europe” process.
		The Convention provides for: access to environmental information; public participation in environmental decision-making; and access to justice when these rights or other environmental laws have been violated.
		Since signing the Convention in 1998, the EU has taken important steps to update existing legal provisions in order to meet the requirements of the Convention by means of legislation directed to the Members States, and also for its own institutions.
	www.usembassy.dk /reo/InFocus/AarhusConvention.htm (285 words)

	Toxic Trade News
		This comes as a result of the recent ratification of the Convention by Armenia and Estonia, which became the sixteenth and seventeenth countries to do so.1 The Aarhus Convention was negotiated by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) as part of its pan-European environmental legal framework.
		Finally, the Convention is intended to ensure that public authorities and polluters that break the rules can be challenged in court either by individuals or by non-governmental organizations.
		Several are known to be putting the final touches to legislation to comply with the Convention and will, no doubt, be on board by the time the Parties hold their first meeting.
	www.ban.org /ban_news/aarhus.html (546 words)

	The Danish EU Presidency - eu2002.dk - The Aarhus Convention (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Aarhus Convention makes an important contribution to the environment, public participation and sustainable development all over the World.
		The Aarhus Convention constitutes the first international legally binding instrument for access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters.
		Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, has characterised the Aarhus Convention as a giant step forward in the development of international law in the environmental field.
	www.eu2002.dk /news/news_read.asp?iInformationID=24046 (368 words)

	Box 1.7 The Aarhus Convention: State-of-the-art access
		The Aarhus Convention is an environmental treaty that turns the 1992 Rio Declaration's vague commitments to the principles of access into specific legal obligations.
		The Convention not only recognizes the basic right of every person of present and future generations to a healthy environment but also specifies how the authorities at all levels will provide fair and transparent decision-making processes, access to information, and access to redress.
		The Aarhus Convention also gives citizens, organizations, and governments the right to investigate and seek to curtail pollution caused by public and private entities in other countries that are parties to the treaty.
	pubs.wri.org /pubs_content_text.cfm?ContentID=1710 (447 words)

	CIEL attends the Fourth Meeting of the Aarhus Convention's Working Group on Genetically Modified Organisms on 18th to ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Instead, Article 6(11) of the Convention provides that Parties shall apply the provisions of Article 6 to decisions on whether to permit the deliberate release of genetically modified organisms into the environment "to the extent feasible and appropriate".
		Its mandate was to, inter alia, explore the options for a legally binding approach to further develop the application of the Convention in the field of GMOs, to select and develop the most appropriate options, and to put them forward for possible decision by the Parties at their second meeting.
		There may be other indications that the EU wishes to lessen the Aarhus Convention's role in ensuring public participation in the field of GMOs.
	www.ciel.org /Tae/Aarhus_GMOs_Oct04.html (1224 words)

	The Danish EU Presidency - eu2002.dk - Statement by the minister for the environment Hans Christian Schmidt at the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The EU is presently working on transposing the Aarhus Convention into Community law as well as national law so that its principles will apply throughout the Union.
		Application of the provisions and principles of the Convention is the very heart of the matter in relation to the success of the Convention.
		And I have noted with great satisfaction that the OSCE is actively promoting the Aarhus Convention in the NIS countries in order to enhance the involvement of ordinary citizens in shaping environmental policies.
	www.eu2002.dk /news/news_read.asp?iInformationID=24292 (1262 words)

	EUROPA - Rapid - Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Århus Convention is an environmental treaty that grants citizens access to environmental information, participation in decision-making in environmental matters, and judicial redress where the two previous rights or other environmental law have been violated.
		The thinking behind the Convention is that involving citizens in protecting the environment will improve environmental protection as they often have a keen interest and decisions in the environmental field directly affect their quality of life.
		This means they are obliged to keep and share the environmental information relevant to their functions, such as on the quality of water, air and the atmosphere, on land and biological diversity; on energy, noise, development plans and policies; and on the effects of these on human health, safety and the environment.
	europa.eu /rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/03/210&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en (2954 words)

	McDermott - Newsletters - EC Regulation on the Application of the Aarhus Convention
		By signing the Aarhus Convention in 1998, the EU agreed to implement the Convention into EU law and has since undertaken the necessary steps to update existing legal provisions and introduce new measures to meet all the Convention’s requirements.
		The Aarhus Regulation recognises that if the EU institution approached does not have the information itself, it should direct the applicant to the institution that has the information and either transfer the request or inform the applicant as to where to send it. The institution is not obliged to obtain information it does not hold.
		The Aarhus Regulation recognises that the EU institution may also refuse access to environmental information where disclosure of the information would adversely affect the protection of the environment to which the information relates (for example where the information is about the breeding sites of rare species).
	www.mwe.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/publications.nldetail/object_id/2de3d367-66b1-4783-89f7-365f6adedff3.cfm (807 words)

	ES&T Online News: Aarhus Convention in force
		On October 30, the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, known as the Aarhus Convention, was put into force by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe following ratification by 17 countries.
		The convention holds government officials accountable to environmental law and means they must consider the opinions of local residents before, for example, new roads or incinerators are built.
		Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General called the convention “the most ambitious venture in the area of ‘environmental democracy’ so far undertaken under the auspices of the United Nations.” Full documentation and opinions are available at http://www.unece.org/env/pp.
	pubs.acs.org /subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2001/nov/policy/rp_aarhus.html (114 words)

	FIELD-Principle 10 / Aarhus Convention
		The Aarhus Convention comprises three key pillars: i) securing effective access to environmental information; (ii) improving public participation in decisions relating to the environment and (iii) ensuring that there is a review procedure for any decisions, acts or omissions under the convention or in relation to other national environmental law.
		In order to allow the EC to ratify the Aarhus Convention, it has to align to the obligations of the Convention, not only by means of legislation directed to the Member States, but also for its own institutions.
		Aarhus Convention International Conference: From 29-30 August 2003, FIELD Staff Lawyer, Jona Razzaque, participated in the 'Environmental Rights in Europe after the UN/ECE Aarhus Convention' Conference in Leuven, Belgium.
	www.field.org.uk /aarhus.php (697 words)

	Clean Production Action — The Aarhus Convention
		It is by far the most impressive elaboration of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, which stresses the need for citizen's participation in environmental issues and for access to information on the environment held by public authorities.
		The UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters — known as the Aarhus Convention, named after the Danish city, came into force October 31, 2001.
		While the Convention is an instrument to protect the environment, it may also be seen as an instrument promoting democracy.
	www.cleanproduction.org /Steps.Public.Aarhus.php (387 words)

	OSCE Press release - Promoting the Aarhus Convention in Central Asia
		The Convention, a unique agreement which focuses on public participation in the field of environmental protection, entered into force on 30 October 2001.
		The Republic of Tajikistan acceded to the Aarhus Convention on 9 June 2001.
		Participants of the workshop reaffirmed the importance of holding regional seminars on the Aarhus Convention and developing a network of specialists and NGO experts on environmental matters.
	www.osce.org /item/6787.html (325 words)

	EUROPA - Environment - The Aarhus Convention
		The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (pdf ~50K) was adopted on 25 June 1998 in the Danish city of Aarhus (Århus) at the Fourth Ministerial Conference as part of the "Environment for Europe" process.
		The Aarhus Convention establishes a number of rights of the public (individuals and their associations) with regard to the environment.
		The Parties to the Convention are required to make the necessary provisions so that public authorities (at national, regional or local level) will contribute to these rights to become effective.
	europa.eu.int /comm/environment/aarhus (881 words)

	Aspects of participation in environmental law & the Aarhus Convention
		By way of a preamble, the Aarhus Convention was signed in 1998 and came into force on 30 October 2001.
		Here, in 1893, are the strands of all the tensions which Aarhus seeks to address: a (possibly genuine) concern for the survival of threatened species; the insouciant counter-assertion that nature is there to be plundered; and a rhetoric which — far from casually — collapses interdependence into exploitation.
		Aarhus is relatively restricted both in its procedural and in its geographical reach.
	www.elflaw.org /news/showarticle.php?action=display&id=26&type=elfline (2456 words)

	world summit
		The Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters was agreed by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in 1998.
		The Aarhus Convention is the first international treaty which sets down "the right of every person of present and future generations to live in an environment adequate to his or her health and well-being" - however only in reference to the procedural rights the convention covers.
		Since the adoption of the Convention, two meetings of Signatories have been held, five tasks forces and working groups have been established to discuss a variety of issues covering compliance, pollutant release and transfer registers, genetically modified organisms, electronic information tools and access to justice.
	www.worldsummit2002.org /guide/aarhus.htm (456 words)

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