Treaty on European Union (consolidated version) 7 June 2016, OJ C202/01
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated version), 7 June 2016, OJ C202/01
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, (2016/C 202/02)
Explanations relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights (OJ C 303, 14.12.2007, p. 17)
- Participatory Rights in EU Environmental Law – The Aarhus Convention and EU Legislation
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Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), 25 June 1998
C(2017) 2616 final, Communication from the Commission of 28 April 2017 - Commission Notice on Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies
Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 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
Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC
DIRECTIVE 2014/52/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 April 2014 amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment
DIRECTIVE 2011/92/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment
DIRECTIVE 2001/42/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (SEA Directive)
DIRECTIVE 2000/60/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (Water Framework Directive)
Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)
Directive 2008/50/EC (consolidated version) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (Air Quality Directive)
DIRECTIVE 2008/98/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (repealed: Directive 2006/12/EC, 91/689/EEC and 75/439/EEC) (Waste Framework Directive)
DIRECTIVE 2004/35/CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage (Environmental Liability Directive)
Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC (Seveso III)
Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise (Environmental Noise Directive)
- General EU Policy Documents (guidelines, reports, implementing texts)
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European Commission, Citizen’s Guide to Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, 28 September 2018
Briefing, European Parliament, Implementing the Aarhus Convention – Access to justice in environmental matters, October 2017
Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’ (7th Environment Action Programme to 2020)
COM(2018) 10 final, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, “EU actions to improve environmental compliance and governance”, 18 January 2018
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, An Action Plan for nature, people and the economy (COM(2017) 198 final, 27 April 2017)
COM(2017) 63 final, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, “The EU Environmental Implementation Review: Common challenges and how to combine efforts to deliver better results”, 3 February 2017
Annex “Guidance to Member States: Suggested Actions on Better Environment”, 3 February 2017
Commission Communication, Next steps for a sustainable European future; European action for sustainability (COM(2016) 739 final, 22 November 2016)
COM(2016) 316 final, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, “Delivering the benefits of EU environmental policies through a regular Environmental Implementation Review”, 27 May 2015
Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, 2014
COM 2014/15 final Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030”, 22 January 2014
DECISION No 1386/2013/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’
COM(2012) 95 final, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Improving the delivery of benefits from EU environment measures: building confidence through better knowledge and responsiveness, 7 March 2012
Standing up for your right(s) in Europe, A Comparative study on Legal Standing (Locus Standi) before the EU and Member States’ Courts, Policy Department C, 2012
COM(2011) 244 final , Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020”, 3 May 2011
COM(2010) 2020 final Communication from the Commission „EUROPE 2020 A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth”, 3 March 2010
Communication from the Commission on the Precautionary Principle, COM (2000) 1 final, 2 February 2000
Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 standardizing and rationalizing reports on the implementation of certain Directives relating to the environment
- Case law of the CJEU for participatory rights in environmental matters
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Judgment of 30 May 1991, Commission v Germany C-361/88
Judgment of 17 October 1991, Commission v Germany C-58/89
Judgment of 24 October 1996, Kraaijeveld C-72/95
Judgment of 14 July 1998, Safety Hi-Tech C-284/95
Judgment of 29 April 1999, Standley C-293/97
Judgment of 7 December 2000, Commission v France C-374/98
Judgment of 7 January 2004, Wells C-201/02
Judgment of 7 September 2004, Waddenzee C-127/02
Judgment of 13 March 2007, Unibet C-432/05
Judgment of 25 July 2008, Janecek C-237/07
Judgment of 15 April 2008, Impact C-268/06
Judgment of 3 July 2008, Commission v Ireland C-215/06
Judgment of 16 July 2009 Commission v Ireland C-427/07
Judgment of 30 April 2009, Mellor C-75/08
Judgment of 15 October 2009, Djurgården C-263/08
Judgment of 12 May 2011, Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz C-115/09
Judgment of 18 October 2011, Boxus Joined Cases C-128/09 to C-131/09, C-134/09 and C-135/09
Judgment of 8 March 2011 LZ I C-240/09
Judgment of 26 May 2011, Stichting Natuur en Milieu C-165 to C-167/09
Judgment of 16 February 2012, Solvay and others C-182/10
Judgment of 28 February 2012 Inter-Environnement Wallonie C-41/11
Judgment of 15 January 2013, Križan C-416/10
Judgment of 14 March 2013, Leth C-420/11
Judgment of 11 April 2013, Edwards and Pallikaropoulos C-260/11
Judgment of 3 October 2013, Inuit C-583/11P
Judgment of 7 November 2013, Altrip C-72/12
Judgment of 19 December 2013, Fish Legal and Shirley C-279/12
Judgment of 13 February 2014, Commission v United Kingdom C-530/11
Judgment of 19 November 2014, Client Earth EU C-404/13
Judgment of 6 October 2015, East Sussex C-71/14
Judgment of 15 October 2015, Commission v Germany C-137/14
Judgment of 15 October 2015, Gruber C-570/13
Judgment of 14 January 2016, Grüne Liga Sachsen C-399/14
Judgment of 21 July 2016 Commission v Romania C-104/15
Judgment of 28 Juin 2016, Association France Nature Environnement — C-379/15 EU
Judgment of 13 July 2017, Saint-Gobain Glass Deutschland GmbH v European Commission, Case C-60/15, ECLI:EU:C:2017:540
Judgment of 8 November 2016, LZ II C-243/15
Judgment of 10 November 2016, Eco-Emballages, C-313/15 and C-530/15
Judgment of 17 November 2016, Stadt Wiener Neustadt C-348/15
Order of the President of the Court of 24 April 2008 in Commission v Malta C-76/08
Opinion 1/09, Creation of a Unified Patent Litigation System, EU:C:2011:123
Judgement of 1 June 2017, Folk, C-529/15, ECLI:EU:C:2017:419
Judgement of 26 July 2017, C-196/16 and C-197/2016, Commune di Corridonia, ECLI:EU:C:2017:589
Judgement of 19 October 2017, C-281/16 - Vereniging Hoekschewaards Landschap
Judgement of 20 December 2017, Case C-664/15, Protect Natur, Arten- und Landschaftsschutz v Bezirkshauptmannschaft Gmünd, ECLI:EU:C:2017:987
Judgement of 15 March 2018, C-470/16 North East Pylon Pressure Campaign Limited and Maura Sheehy v An Bord Pleanála and Others