European parliament The Legislative Observatory European Parliament - Procedure file European Parliament - Procedure file
European parliament

Procedure file Procedure file

Procedure file : Etat actuel du dossier

The information here reflects the current status of the procedure
Identification
Reference COD/2000/0331  
Title Environment: public participation in plans and programmes (amend. direct. 85/337/EEC, 96/61/EC)
Legal Basis EC 175  
Dossier of the committee CODE/5/16828
Subject(s) 1.20.02 social and economic rights
3.70 environmental policy
Stage reached Procedure ended
Stages
Stages Documents: references Dates
Source reference Equivalent references Votes and amendments Joint resolution of document of publication in Official Journal
Commission/Council: initial legislative document Summaries EC COM(2000)0839 C5-0027/2001         18/01/2001 C 154 29.05.2001, p. 0123 E
Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report   ESC CES0708/2001           30/05/2001 C 221 07.08.2001, p. 0065
Committee of the Regions: opinion   CofR CDR0099/2001           14/06/2001 C 357 14.12.2001, p. 0058
EP: draft report by the committee responsible   EP PE304.687           11/07/2001  
EP: decision of the committee responsible, 1st reading/single reading Summaries               09/10/2001  
EP: tabled legislative report, 1st reading or single reading   EP A5-0321/2001           09/10/2001  
EP: position, 1st reading or single reading Summaries EP T5-0545/2001           23/10/2001 C 112 09.05.2002, p. 0030-0125 E
Commission: modified legislative proposal Summaries EC COM(2001)0779 C5-0677/2001         12/12/2001 C 075 26.03.2002, p. 0370 E
Council: common position Summaries CSL 05475/1/2002 C5-0227/2002         25/04/2002 C 170 16.07.2002, p. 0022 E
Commission: communication on the common position Summaries EC SEC(2002)0581           27/05/2002  
EP: draft report by the committee responsible   EP PE314.362           12/06/2002  
EP: decision of the committee responsible, 2nd reading Summaries               10/07/2002  
EP: tabled legislative report, 2nd reading   EP A5-0255/2002           10/07/2002  
EP: position, 2nd reading Summaries EP T5-0405/2002           05/09/2002 C 272 13.11.2003, p. 0410-0460 E
Commission: opinion on the EP position at second reading Summaries EC COM(2002)0586 C5-0503/2002         22/10/2002  
EP: tabled legislative report, 3rd reading   EP A5-0004/2003           04/12/2002  
EP/Council: Conciliation committee, results Summaries               10/12/2002  
EP/Council: joint text   CSL/EP 3676/2002 C5-0598/2002         15/01/2003  
EP: draft report by the delegation to the Conciliation Committee   EP PE287.622           20/01/2003  
EP: legislative resolution, 3rd reading Summaries EP T5-0029/2003           30/01/2003 C 039 13.02.2004, p. 0016-0056 E
Final legislative act Summaries EU 32003L0035           26/05/2003 L 156 25.06.2003, p. 0017-0025
  Follow-up documents
Agents
European Parliament
Committee
Rapporteur / Co-rapporteurs   Previous
Political group Appointed
EP Delegation to Conciliation Committee (responsible)
Korhola Eija-Riitta
PPE-DE
18/10/2002
European Commission and Council of the Union
European Commission DG Environment Transmission date: 18/01/2001
Council of the Union
  Previous Councils
  Environment meeting: 2491 of: 04/03/2003
Links to other sources
National parliaments IPEX
European Commission PreLex
 
26/05/2003 - Final legislative act
PURPOSE : to contribute to the implementation of the Aarhus Convention, particularly by providing for public participation in respect of drawing up environmental plans.
COMMUNITY MEASURE : Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC.
CONTENT : On 25 June 1998 the Community signed the UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters ("the Arhus Convention"). This Directive aims to align Community law with the Convention with a view to its ratification by the Community. Among the objectives of the Arhus Convention is the desire to guarantee rights of public participation in decision-making in environmental matters in order to contribute to the protection of the right to live in an environment which is adequate for personal health and well-being.
This Directive will contribute to the implementation of the obligations arising under the Arhus Convention, in particular by:
- providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment;
- improving the public participation and providing for provisions on access to justice within Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC.
Council Directive 85/337/EEC and Council Directive 96/61/EC are amended to ensure that they are fully compatible with the provisions of the Arhus Convention.
The main points are as follows:
- Member States must ensure that the public is given the chance to participate in the preparation and modification or review of the plans or programmes required to be drawn up under the provisions listed in Annex I to the Directive.
- Member States must ensure that the public is informed about any proposals for such plans or programmes and that relevant information about such proposals is made available to the public.
- the public is entitled to express comments and opinions when all options are open before decisions on the plans and programmes are made;
- in making those decisions, due account shall be taken of the results of the public participation.
These provisions do not apply to plans designed for the sole purpose of serving national defence or taken in case of civil emergencies.
- Member States must ensure that members of the public have access to a review procedure before a legal forum to challenge the legality of decisions subject to the public participation provisions of this Directive.
The Commission must send a report on this Directive by 25/06/2009.
DATE OF TRANSPOSITION : 25/06/2005.
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 25/06/2003.
 
List of summaries
Summaries 23/07/2009 Commission/Council: follow-up document
Summaries 26/05/2003 Final legislative act
Summaries 30/01/2003 EP: legislative resolution, 3rd reading
Summaries 10/12/2002 EP/Council: Conciliation committee, results
Summaries 22/10/2002 Commission: opinion on the EP position at second reading
Summaries 05/09/2002 EP: position, 2nd reading
Summaries 10/07/2002 EP: decision of the committee responsible, 2nd reading
Summaries 27/05/2002 Commission: communication on the common position
Summaries 25/04/2002 Council: common position
Summaries 12/12/2001 Commission: modified legislative proposal
Summaries 23/10/2001 EP: position, 1st reading or single reading
Summaries 09/10/2001 EP: decision of the committee responsible, 1st reading/single reading
Summaries 18/01/2001 Commission/Council: initial legislative document
Top
Disclaimer  |  Version 3.32