Convention On Environmental Impact Assessment in A Transboundary Context - Procedure

Procedure

The Convention involves a Party (or Parties) of origin (States where an activity is planned) and an affected Party (or Parties) (States whose territory may be significantly adversely affected by the activity). The Convention's main procedural steps are:

• application of the Convention by the Party of origin (Art. 2.2, 2.5/App. I+III)
• notification of the affected Party by the Party of origin (Art. 3.1)
• confirmation of participation by the affected Party (Art. 3.3)
• transmittal of information from the affected Party to the Party of origin (Art. 3.6)
• public participation in tha affected Party (Art. 3.8)
• preparation of EIA documentation (Art. 4/App. II)
• distribution of the EIA documentation for the purpose of participation of authorities and public of the affected Party (Art. 4.2)
• consultation between the concerned Parties (Art. 5)
• final decision by the Party of origin(Art. 6.1)
• transmittal of final decision documentation to the affected Party(Art. 6.2)
• post-project analysis (Art. 7.1/App. V)