Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I General instruments
- PART II Atmosphere
- PART III Oceans: global
- PART IIIB Oceans: regional
- PART IV Freshwater resources
- PART V Biodiversity
- PART VIA Hazardous substances and activities: nuclear
- PART VIB Hazardous substances and activities: pesticides
- PART VIC Hazardous substances and activities: waste
- PART VII Human rights and the environment
- PART VIII War and the environment
- PART IX Trade and the environment
- PART X Environmental impact assessment and access to information
- 38 Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, 25 February 1991
- 38A Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment, 21 May 2003
- 39 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, 17 March 1992
- 40 World Bank Operational Policy 4.01 on Environmental Assessment, January 1999
- 41 Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, 25 June 1998
- 41A Compliance Committee and Procedures for the Review of Compliance
- 41B Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, 21 May 2003
- PART XI Liability for environmental damage and breaches of environmental obligations
- PART XII The Antarctic
41A - Compliance Committee and Procedures for the Review of Compliance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I General instruments
- PART II Atmosphere
- PART III Oceans: global
- PART IIIB Oceans: regional
- PART IV Freshwater resources
- PART V Biodiversity
- PART VIA Hazardous substances and activities: nuclear
- PART VIB Hazardous substances and activities: pesticides
- PART VIC Hazardous substances and activities: waste
- PART VII Human rights and the environment
- PART VIII War and the environment
- PART IX Trade and the environment
- PART X Environmental impact assessment and access to information
- 38 Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, 25 February 1991
- 38A Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment, 21 May 2003
- 39 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, 17 March 1992
- 40 World Bank Operational Policy 4.01 on Environmental Assessment, January 1999
- 41 Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, 25 June 1998
- 41A Compliance Committee and Procedures for the Review of Compliance
- 41B Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, 21 May 2003
- PART XI Liability for environmental damage and breaches of environmental obligations
- PART XII The Antarctic
Summary
The Meeting,
Determined to promote and improve compliance with the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and recalling its article 15,
Recognizing the necessity for rigorous reporting by the Parties on their compliance with the Convention,
Establishes the Compliance Committee for the review of compliance by the Parties with their obligations under the Convention, and
Decides that the structure and functions of the Compliance Committee and the procedures for the review of compliance shall be those set out in the annex to this decision.
Annex
Structure and functions of the Compliance Committee and procedures for the review of compliance
Structure
The Committee shall consist of eight members, who shall serve in their personal capacity.
The Committee shall be composed of nationals of the Parties and Signatories to the Convention who shall be persons of high moral character and recognized competence in the fields to which the Convention relates, including persons having legal experience.
TheCommittee may not include more than one national of the same State.
Candidates meeting the requirements of paragraph 2 shall be nominated by Parties, Signatories and non-governmental organizations falling within the scope of article 10, paragraph 5, of the Convention and promoting environmental protection, for election pursuant to paragraph 7.
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- Documents in International Environmental Law , pp. 1136 - 1142Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004