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The requirements for public participation in environmental decisions (art. 3, 6 and 9).

NGO Standing before the Court of First Instance and the European Court of Justice (art. 2 and 9) – The ECJ did not allow an environmental NGO to challenge a EU Regulation on cod fishing, as the NGO…

The research is prepared by Aarhus Centre Georgia and encompasses the comparison of national legal acts with Aarhus Convention (Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-…

The State shall ensure that public authorities assist and provide guidance to the public in seeking access to information, in facilitating participation in decision-making and in seeking access to…

Article 115 of the Satversme obliges the public authorities, including local governments, to ensure implementation of the right to live in a benevolent environment. This includes the conduct of…

Access to environmental information and public participation in decision-making procedures for environmental NGOs.

NGO standing – National environmental organisation, although not officially inserted in the list of recognized entities under the law, can be granted access to justice, on the basis of the discretion…

NGO standing (Art. 2, 7 and 9) - Legal standing of environmental associations and environmental interests affected by entrusting external subjects with building duties.

Standing for an environmental NGO – The collective interest of an environmental NGO that is active in the region is sufficiently specialized and concerns land use planning,environmental protection…

Access to a report on the analysis of potential ”nuclear passives” of nuclear sites and installations in Belgium may not be refused for reasons of public security, public order, confidentiality of…