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content: ""; 17 Art. CONSOLIDATED VERSION (first and second amendments indicated in colour) width:100%!important; else{ Mindful of the efforts of international organizations to promote the use of environmental impact assessment both at the national and international levels, and taking into account work on environmental impact assessment carried out under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, in particular results achieved by the Seminar on Environmental Impact Assessment … Article 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. [CDATA[// >*/. openedefault = $('.openedefault').length; } The Espoo Convention sets out the obligations of parties to assess the environmental impact of certain activities at an early stage of planning and lays down general obligations of states to notify and consult each other on all major projects under consideration that are likely to have a significant adverse environmental impact across boundaries. if($len1 <= 0 && $len2 <= 0 && $len3 <= 0 && $len4 <= 0 && $len5 <= 0){ display: inline-block!important; 3. if ($('#block-technicalcooperation').length){ color: white; 2. The Parties shall review compliance with the provisions of this Convention on the basis of the compliance procedure, as a non-adversarial and assistance-oriented procedure adopted by the Meeting of the Parties. #block-views-block-homepages-field-blocks-block-2 div div div.slick--view--homepages-field-blocks div.slick-slider div div div.slick__slide{height:auto!important;} width: 55px; clear: both; - For the production or enrichment of nuclear fuel; .homepageblck ul { 18. To the extent appropriate, the Parties shall endeavour to ap-ply the principles of environmental impact assessment to policies, plans and programmes. display: block; top: -90px!important; position: relative; float: left; list-style-type: disc; © United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |, Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention, and, in accordance with national legislation or practice, their associations, organizations or groups, and under any of its protocols to which they are a Party. (b) Construction of a new road of four or more lanes, or realignment and/or widening of an existing road of two lanes or less so as to provide four or more lanes, where such new road, or realigned and/or widened section of road, would be 10 km or more in a continuous length. if ($(this).parents('li.parent').find("ul").is(':visible')) { border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; } 7. //$( ".cnt00" ).hide(); .region-content #edit-submit-new-search { const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(queryString); display: inline-block; } 1.3 The Espoo Convention in the context of international environmental law 2. $(window).on('load',function(){ padding: 15px; If the Party of origin 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. this Convention shall, as a minimum requirement, be un-dertaken at the project level of the proposed activity. .block-local-tasks-block1 ul li { ... them in the context of associated duties in international law and considers the implications of the decision for the Espoo Convention. }); margin: auto!important; $(this).parents('li.parent').find("ul").addClass("hide-menu"); $len3 = $('.block-local-tasks-block ul li a:contains("Modifier")').length; The Espoo Convention sets out the obligations of the Parties to assess the potential environmental effects of certain projects and to notify and consult with other States before decisions are made. (a) Waste-disposal installations for the incineration, chemical treatment or landfill of toxic and dangerous wastes; .advs:hover{ $(this).next().children().find('ul').addClass("hide-menu"); } Text of the Convention Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) The text of the Convention, as published in 2017 (ECE/MP.EIA/21/Amend.1) after the entry into force of the second amendment to the Convention on 23 October 2017. $(".sidebar-first a.is-active").next().removeClass("hide-menu"); (a) Installations for the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuel;

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