# Environment: access to information and justice, public participation, application of the Arhus Convention

European Parliament procedure 2020/0289(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee ENVI / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 200 committee amendments tabled by 44 Members between 2021-02-08 and 2021-03-11.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns access to information and justice and public participation in environmental matters, applying the Aarhus Convention. Amendments revise recitals and provisions on the European Green Deal, the internal review under Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006, the definition of an administrative act and inclusion of non-legislative acts, access for environmental non-governmental organisations, Article 9(3) of the Aarhus Convention, the Compliance Committee, CJEU case law, and State aid under TFEU.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie TOUSSAINT | France | Verts/ALE | 56 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97236.md |
| Milan BRGLEZ | Slovenia | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197446.md |
| Manuel PIZARRO | Portugal | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197732.md |
| Maria ARENA | Belgium | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124936.md |
| César LUENA | Spain | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197721.md |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125042.md |
| Sándor RÓNAI | Hungary | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197584.md |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58766.md |
| Anna ZALEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197572.md |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | RE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197770.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96761.md |
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4289.md |
| María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS | Spain | RE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4344.md |
| Stanislav POLČÁK | Czechia | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124704.md |

## Official source documents

- PE680.916: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-680916_EN.pdf
- PE689.651: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-689651_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-0289-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-0289-COD.json

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