COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTconcerning the common position of the Council on the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention

The Commission proposal aims at applying the provisions of the UNECE Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies. The Convention has been ratified by the Community on 17 February 2005 and became binding upon it as a Party 90 days later. The proposal addresses the three pillars of the Convention, and makes specific provision where those are of relevance to decision-making at Community level.