The European Commission is organising a conference on "The Aarhus Convention: how are its access to justice provisions being implemented?" to take place in Brussels on 2 June 2008 .

Access to justice in environmental matters is a topic of actual relevance and importance, which is shown by the developments that have taken place at international level, in particular with the adoption and entry into force of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters.

As an aid to its policy making on the subject, the Commission has undertaken a stock taking exercise of the implementation by the Member States of certain provisions of the access to justice pillar of the Aarhus Convention. A study has been conducted and the related final reports have become available in September 2007. Member States and civil society have been invited to comment this study. The Commission is now organising a conference with the aim to complete this stock taking exercise and collect relevant information on access to justice with a view to assist the Commission in its policy making on the subject.

 For more information and to register, please visit the European Commission conference website.