Protocol on strategic environmental assessment to the Convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context:Article 14 The Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol

Protocol on strategic environmental assessment to the Convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context

Article 14 The Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol

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Geldend vanaf 11-07-2010

Redactionele toelichting: Gecorrigeerd via een rectificatie (Trb. 2017, 94).
Bronpublicatie:: 21-05-2003, Trb. 2003, 154 (uitgifte: 22-09-2003, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Inwerkingtreding: 11-07-2010
Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:: 23-06-2010, Trb. 2010, 189 (uitgifte: 23-06-2010, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Vakgebied(en): Milieurecht / Milieueffectrapportage
Internationaal publiekrecht / Bijzondere onderwerpen

1.

The Meeting of the Parties to the Convention shall serve as the Meeting of the Parties to this Protocol. The first session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall be convened not later than one year after the date of entry into force of this Protocol, and in conjunction with a session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention, if a session of the latter is scheduled within that period. Subsequent sessions of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall be held in conjunction with sessions of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention, unless otherwise decided by the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to this Protocol.

2.

Parties to the Convention which are not Parties to this Protocol may participate as observers in the proceedings of any session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to this Protocol.

When the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serves as the Meeting of the Parties to this Protocol, decisions under this Protocol shall be taken only by the Parties to this Protocol.

3.

When the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serves as the Meeting of the Parties to this Protocol, any member of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties representing a Party to the Convention that is not, at that time, a Party to this Protocol shall be replaced by another member to be elected by and from amongst the Parties to this Protocol.

4.

The Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall keep under regular review the implementation of this Protocol and, for this purpose, shall:

a.: Review policies for and methodological approaches to strategic environmental assessment with a view to further improving the procedures provided for under this Protocol;
b.: Exchange information regarding experience gained in strategic environmental assessment and in the implementation of this Protocol;
c.: Seek, where appropriate, the services and cooperation of competent bodies having expertise pertinent to the achievement of the purposes of this Protocol;
d.: Establish such subsidiary bodies as it considers necessary for the implementation of this Protocol;
e.: Where necessary, consider and adopt proposals for amendments to this Protocol; and
f.: Consider and undertake any additional action, including action to be carried out jointly under this Protocol and the Convention, that may be required for the achievement of the purposes of this Protocol.

5.

The rules of procedure of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention shall be applied mutatis mutandis under this Protocol, except as may otherwise be decided by consensus by the Meeting of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to this Protocol.

6.

At its first meeting, the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall consider and adopt the modalities for applying the procedure for the review of compliance with the Convention to this Protocol.

7.

Each Party shall, at intervals to be determined by the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to this Protocol, report to the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on measures that it has taken to implement the Protocol.