E.U. -- Complaints and appeals in the area of the environment in the European Union(2002.10.31)

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31 October 2002

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ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Access to Information,

CONSEIL EUROPEEN DU DROIT DE L`ENVIRONNEMENT
(EUROPEAN COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL LAW) )

ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE DE DROIT DE L`ENVIRONNEMENT
(EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION)

COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS IN THE AREA OF ENVIRONMENT
IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

GENERAL REPORT

by

Michel PRIEUR
Professor of Law, Director of the CRIDEAU-CNRS -
University of Limoges

Study for the Commission of the European Community, DGXI
March 1998

CONTENTS
I Synthesis of the national reports................................................................................................... 3

II Proposal for guidelines .............................................................................................................. 22

III Summary of the national reports .............................................................................................. 30
. G 31
. Aust 33
. Be 35
. D 37
. Spain ............................................................................................................................... 40
. Finland ............................................................................................................................ 42
. Fran 44
. Greece ............................................................................................................................. 47
. Ireland ............................................................................................................................. 49
. Italy.. 51
. Luxembourg.................................................................................................................... 53
. The Netherlands.............................................................................................................. 55
. Portugal ........................................................................................................................... 58
. United Kingdom ............................................................................................................. 61
. Sw 63

IV Summary and comparative Table of the situation in Member States 65

V Annexes .... 79
. opinion of CEDE of 11 January 1997 ................................................... 80
. questionnaire of CEDE on complaints and means
of appeal in environment matters ............................................................ 83

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY................................................................................................. 85