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Amendment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context

Document type
Multilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Jun 4, 2004
Source
IUCN (ID: TRE-001625)
Title (French)

Amendement à la Convention sur l'évaluation de l'impact sur l'environnement dans un contexte transfrontière

Title (Spanish)

Enmienda a la Convención sobre la evaluación de los efectos en el medio ambiente en un contexto transfronterizo

Title (Other)

Änderung des Übereinkommens über die Umweltverträglichkeitssprüfung im grenzüberschreitenden Rahmen

Place of adoption
Cavtat
Depository
UN United Nations
Language
English
Entry into force
Oct 23, 2017
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Enforcement/compliance Access-to-justice Access-to-information
Abstract

Objectives: To further strengthen the application of the Convention and improve synergies with other multilateral environmental agreements. Summary of provision (a) Under a new provision (art. 2, para. 11), if the Party of origin (under whose jurisdiction a propose activity is envisaged to take place) intends to carry out a procedure for the purposes of determining the content of the environmental impact assessment documentation, the affected Party should to the extent appropriate be given the opportunity to participate in this procedure. (b) Under a new provision entitled “Review of compliance” (art. 14 bis), the Parties are required to review compliance with the provisions of the Convention on the basis of the compliance procedure, as a non-adversarial and assistance-oriented procedure adopted by the Meeting of the Parties. (c) Appendix I of the Convention containing a list of activities that are likely to cause significant adverse transboundary impact is revised to update several items listed in the original appendix I and to add additional items including the following: works for the transfer of water resources between river basins; waste-water treatment plants; installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs; construction of overhead electrical power lines; and major installations for the harnessing of wind power for energy production (wind farms). (Source: UNEP Register of International Treaties and Other Agreements in the Field of the Environment, 2005)

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