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The Supreme Court has been asked to overturn a decision giving a residents group the right to legally challenge a €270 million extension to the Ringsend sewage treatment plant in Dublin. The court has reserved its judgment to a later date.

The European Commission announced yesterday (2 October) that it is considering withdrawing a number of proposals that have stalled in the legislative process as part of a ‘regulatory fitness check’ aimed at making European Union law lighter. These include the long-stalled soil directive, a directive simplifying VAT obligations, a proposal on the statute of a European private company and legislation implementing the Aarhus Convention on free access to information about environmental decisions by local governments.

The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government invites comments from interested parties on the implementation in Ireland of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (known as the Aarhus Convention) in Ireland.

Federal Customs Service of Russia has decided to impose restrictions on the transit transport as of September 14.

At the next turn of the scandal may be the ski resort project "Kok - Zhailau". In the valley of the same name by the Ile - Alatau National Park , where the authorities' plans must accommodate the tourist complex, conservationists have found special equipment . Her photographs are replete with internet access . The indignation of the opponents of the resort there is no limit - according to them, is just preparing the project documentation.

In a ruling handed down on 13 September, the EU General Court rejected an action, brought by the environmental organisation ClientEarth, for annulment of the European Commission's decision not to transmit certain studies on the conformity of member state laws implementing EU environmental legislation.

Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media in the face of an expert of the Institute of Information Law (Moscow), Dmitry Golovanov prepared comments to the bill. "I applaud the efforts of the authorities to increase the transparency and accountability of public institutions," - said Mijatovic in a letter to the chairman of the Standing Committee of the House of Representatives for Industry, Fuel and Energy Complex, Transport and Communications Dmitry Kharitonchik. She stressed that the bill does not comply with the principle of maximum disclosure of information and contains the conditions which in practice may lead to arbitrary and unreasonable restriction of access to information.

British newspapers are reporting that the future of British wind farms could be in question after a United Nations Economic Commission Europe tribunal ruled that the UK Government acted illegally in denying the public decision-making powers over their approval.

Planned releases of genetically modified (GM) fruit flies should be halted until food contamination issues are addressed. GeneWatch UK today called for a moratorium on proposed releases of genetically modified (GM) fruit flies and other agricultural pests into the environment, until the issue of GM insects in fruit and vegetable supplies has been properly addressed.

Trade body unfazed by tribunal declaring UK's renewable energy plans may be in breach of Aarhus Convention. The wind industry and government have played down reports a UN legal tribunal ruling will put future projects in jeopardy.

The Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic raised in its judgment of 27 June 2013 the decision No 79/2009 of the Slovak Nuclear Regulatory Authority UJD on, under which the Board of Greenpeace Slovakia against the exclusion of the approval process for completion of the obsolete blocks 3 and 4 was rejected in the Slovak Mochovce. "The decree No 79/2009 of 28 April 2009 is repealed and the matter returned to the defendant for further action, "it says in the judgment. The Court agrees with the applicant's argument, according to which to apply the Aarhus Convention on project changes in nuclear projects and had to ensure a timely and effective public participation. The judgment is also spoken of the need to conduct a proper EIA process.

Plans for future wind farms in Britain could be in jeopardy after a United Nations legal tribunal ruled that the UK Government acted illegally by denying the public decision-making powers over their approval and the “necessary information” over their benefits or adverse effects.

Mochovce warned Greenpeace that the Slovak Nuclear Regulatory Authority UJD will overrule the judgment regarding the expansion of the nuclear power plant. The court ordered that the approval process should be restarted and also requires a new environmental impact assessment. After the first reading of the text, it is clear that the Supreme Court revokes the previous view of the courts in Slovakia, after which the building modifications have no impact on the environment and therefore no EIA was required. Moreover, the Supreme Court clarified that the Aarhus Convention held in the extensive rights for the environment and population.

Barrister Rose Grogan reviews a recent controversial case about the demolition of a listed building which pitted campaign groups against a council and a university.

The Nuclear Regulatory Authority (UJD) lost a lawsuit with Greenpeace Slovakia regarding the completion of the third and fourth units of the Nuclear Power Plant Mochovce (EMO), cancelling the four year old desicion which rejected Greenpeace participation in the decision to construct two nuclear power units.

In Bolovia, despite the objections to Articles 42 and 43 of the draft Law on Transparency and Access to Information, there are specified exceptions where information may be denied, "the general rule is that all information is public " says the Minister of Transparency and Anti-Corruption Nardi Suxo. Citizens are not required to justify their requests, as "[p]romoting transparency in public administration [...] and ensuring all people access to public information..."is the central rule. What finally means ensuring the effectiveness of the constitutional right of access to information, says the authority. The article discusses the parameters of these laws in Latin America.

The PRTR Protocol and the use of GMOs were discussed at the 16th Meeting of the Parties of the Aarhus Convention this past June. Researcher at the Institute of Chemical Problems of ANAS and head of the NGO "EKOSKOP" Chimnaz Shabanov duscusses the impacts, resolutions, and materials of the meeting more in depth.

The UK High Court recently heard an argument over whether the Aarhus Convention applies to private nuisance proceedings and whether a Protective Costs Order could be made in private law proceedings. Within the case, a resident proposed to bring private nuisance proceedings against a private company building near her home. The judge reserved judgment, which is expected to be handed down at the end of August.

The Armenian government has violated the Aarhus Convention. This is stated in the conclusion of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). According to the conclusion of the committee, the government had violated the convention by not taking the claim of NGO "Ecodar" -challenging the administrative decision of the Teghut deposit- into consideration. The Committee suggested that the Government of Armenia make changes to the Law "On Public Associations" and the Code of Administrative Procedure in regard to the right to challenge the decisions of administrative bodies in the court of law, and to hold courses with judicial workers so that the latter treated domestic legal acts in tune with the Aarhus Convention.

The debate on the draft country ski area (GLA) "Kokzhaylyau" that unfolded in 2012, has gained an international reputation after the defenders of the natural area around Almaty appealed to the Aarhus Committee. In the letter, Almaty residents speak about human right of citizens to participate in decision-making on the project "Kokzhaylyau." They refer to the 7th article of the Convention, which provides for public participation in the decision concerning plans, programs and policies relating to the environment. The appeal was sent May 31, 2013. At the 41st meeting of the Committee (25-28 June), the application was accepted for review. The Compliance Committee of the Aarhus Convention has sent the relevant documents on July 26 to the applicants, the Ministry of Environment, Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations and other international organizations. "VIOLATIONS AT ALL STAGES OF THE PROJECT" said Sergei Solyanik. He said that the Aarhus Convention was violated at the stage of site selection for the GLA "Kokzhaylyau" when the decision was made ​​without issuing for public comment.