By: Eleonora Santucci
14/01/2015
Original text: Italian
This also applies to the provision of the Aarhus Convention which is subject, in its implementation or its effects, to a subsequent measure.(…)
In 2008, in fact, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has notified the Commission of the extension of the deadline to reach the annual limit value for nitrogen dioxide in nine areas and exemption from the obligation to apply the daily and annual limit values set for the particulate material which penetrates through an inlet with an efficiency of penetration of 50% for an aerodynamic diameter of 10 microns.The Aarhus Convention concerning access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters.
It provides, among other things, that each Contracting Party ensures that "members of the public who meet the criteria which may be provided by national law may seek an administrative or judicial review of the acts or omissions by private persons and public authorities committed in violation of national environmental law "(Article 9, paragraph 3) does not contain, therefore, any unconditional and sufficiently precise that directly govern the legal situation of individuals.(…)