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1 RocÏnõÂk 2001 SBIÂRKA MEZINA RODNIÂCH SMLUV CÏ ESKA REPUBLIKA CÏ aâstka 40 RozeslaÂna dne 11. zaârïõâ 2001 Cena KcÏ 31,60 OBSAH: 91. SdeÏ lenõâ Ministerstva zahranicïnõâch veïcõâ o prïijetõâ U mluvy o posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ prïesahujõâcõâch hranice staâtuê 91 SDEÏ LENI Ministerstva zahranicïnõâch veïcõâ Ministerstvo zahranicïnõâch veïcõâ sdeïluje, zïe dne 25. uânora 1991 byla v Espoo prïijata U mluva o posuzovaânõâ vlivuê nazïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ prïesahujõâcõâch hranice staâtuê. JmeÂnem CÏ eskeâ a Slovenske Federativnõ Republiky byla U mluva podepsaâna v New Yorku dne 30. srpna Dne 30. zaârïõâ 1993 CÏ eskaâ republika oznaâmila generaâlnõâmu tajemnõâkovi Organizace spojenyâch naâroduê, depozitaârïi U mluvy, zïe se jako naâstupnickyâ s taât CÏ eskeâ a Slovenske Federativnõ Republiky povazïuje za signataârïskyâ staât U mluvy o posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ prïesahujõâcõâch hranice staâtuê z 25. uânora 1991 suâcïinnostõâ od 1. ledna SU mluvou vyslovil souhlas Parlament CÏ eskeâ republiky a prezident republiky U mluvu ratifikoval. RatifikacÏnõ listina CÏ eskeâ republiky byla ulozïena u generaâlnõâho tajemnõâka Organizace spojenyâch naâroduê dne 26. uânora U mluva vstoupila v platnost na zaâkladeï sveâho cïlaânku 18 odst. 1 dne 10. zaârïõâ Pro CÏ eskou republiku vstoupila v platnost podle odstavce 3 teâhozï cïlaânku dne 27. kveïtna Anglicke zneïnõâ U mluvy a jejõâ prïeklad do cïeskeâho jazyka se vyhlasïujõâ soucïasneï.

2 Strana 1794 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 CÏ aâstka 40 CONVENTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN A TRANSBOUNDARY CONTEXT done at Espoo Finland), on 25 February 1991 The Partiesto thisconvention, Aware of the interrelationship between economic activities and their environmental consequences, Affirming the need to ensure environmentally sound and sustainable development, Determined to enhance international co-operation in assessing environmental impact in particular in a transboundary context, Mindful of the need and importance to develop anticipatory policiesand of preventing, mitigating and monitoring significant adverse environmental impact in general and more specifically in a transboundary context, Recalling the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, the Declaration of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe CSCE) and the Concluding Documentsof the Madrid and Vienna Meetingsof Representativesof the Participating Statesof the CSCE, Commending the ongoing activities of States to ensure that, through their national legal and administrative provisions and their national policies, environmental impact assessment is carried out, Conscious of the need to give explicit consideration to environmental factors at an early stage in the decision-making process by applying environmental impact assessment, at all appropriate administrative levels, as a necessary tool to improve the quality of information presented to decision makers so that environmentally sound decisions can be made paying careful attention to minimizing significant adverse impact, particularly in a transboundary context, Mindful of the efforts of international organizations to promote the use of environmental impact assessment both at the national and international levels, and taking into account work on environmental impact assessment carried out under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, in particular results achieved by the Seminar on Environmental Impact Assessment September 1987, Warsaw, Poland) as well as noting the Goals and Principles on environmental impact assessment adopted by the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme, and the Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Development May 1990, Bergen, Norway), Have agreed asfollows: For the purposes of this Convention, Article 1 Defonitions i) ¹Partiesª means, unless the text otherwise indicates, the Contracting Parties to this Convention; ii) ¹Party of originª means the Contracting Party or Parties to this Convention under whose jurisdiction a proposed activity is envisaged to take place; iii) ¹Affected Partyª meansthe Contracting Party or Partiesto thisconvention likely to be affected by the transboundary impact of a proposed activity; iv) ¹Concerned Partiesª means the Party of origin and the affected Party of an environmental impact assessment pursuant to this Convention; v) ¹Proposed activityª means any activity or any major change to an activity subject to a decision of a competent authority in accordance with an applicable national procedure;

3 CÏ aâstka 40 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 Strana 1795 PRÏ EKLAD U MLUVA O POSUZOVA NI VLIVUÊ NA ZÏ IVOTNI PROSTRÏ EDI PRÏ ESAHUJIÂCIÂCH HRANICE STA TUÊ prïijataâ v Espoo Finsko) dne 25. uânora 1991 Smluvnõ strany teâto uâmluvy, uveïdomujõâce si vzaâjemneâ vztahy mezi hospodaârïskyâmi cïinnostmi a jejich duê sledky pro zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ, potvrzujõâce nutnost zabezpecïovat environmentaâlneï sïetrnyâ a udrzïitelnyâ rozvoj, rozhodnuty rozvõâjet mezinaârodnõâ spolupraâci prïi posuzovaânõâ vlivuê nazïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ, prïedevsïõâm prïesahujõâ- -li hranice staâtuê, pameïtlivy nutnosti a vyâznamu rozvoje prïedvõâdavyâch politik a prevence, zmõârnï ovaânõâ a monitorovaânõâ vyâznamnyâch sïkodlivyâch dopaduê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ obecneï a podrobneïji v kontextu jejich prïesahu prïeshranice staâtuê, odvolaâvajõâce se na relevantnõâ ustanovenõâ Charty Organizace spojenyâch naâroduê, deklarace Stockholmske konference o zïivotnõâm prostrïedõâ cïloveïka, zaâveïrecïneâho aktu Konference o bezpecïnosti a spolupraâci v EvropeÏ KBSE) a zaâveïrecïnyâch dokumentuê madridskeâ a võâdenïskeâ schuê zky zaâstupcuê uâcïastnickyâch staâtuê KBSE, ocenï ujõâce pokracïujõâcõâ aktivity staâtuê zameïrïeneâ na posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ prostrïednictvõâm jejich vnitrostaâtnõâch praâvnõâch a administrativnõâch ustanovenõâ, veïdomy si nutnosti veïnovat jednoznacïnou pozornost environmentaâlnõâm faktoruê m v pocïaâtecïnõâm staâdiu rozhodovacõâho procesu prostrïednictvõâm aplikace posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ na vsïech prïõâslusïnyâch spraâvnõâch uârovnõâch, jako nezbytneâho prostrïedku pro zlepsïenõâ kvality informacõâ prïedklaâdanyâch odpoveïdnyâm cïiniteluê m, scõâlem zajistit prïijõâmaânõâ environmentaâlneï sïetrnyâch rozhodnutõâ s naâlezïityâm ohledem na minimalizaci vyâznamnyâch sïkodlivyâch dopaduê, zejmeâna v kontextu jejich prïesahu prïeshranice staâtuê, pameïtlivy uâsilõâ mezinaârodnõâch organizacõâ o podporu posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ jak na naârodnõâ, tak na mezinaârodnõâ uârovni, a berouce v uâvahu praâci, kteraâ byla vykonaâna pod zaâsïtitou Evropske hospodaârïskeâ komise Organizace spojenyâch naâroduê v oblasti posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ, zejmeâna vyâsledky SeminaÂrÏe o posuzovaânõâ vlivuê nazïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ zaârïõâ 1987, VarsÏava, Polsko), a dbajõâce cõâluê azaâsad posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ, prïijatyâch RÏ õâdõâcõâ radou Programu Organizace spojenyâch naâroduê pro zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ, a Ministerske deklarace o udrzïitelneâm rozvoji kveïten 1990, Bergen, Norsko), se dohodly takto: Pro uâcïely teâto uâmluvy, CÏ laânek 1 Definice i) ¹Smluvnõ stranyª znamenajõâ, nenõâ-li v textu uvedeno jinak, smluvnõâ strany teâto uâmluvy; ii) ¹Strana puê voduª znamenaâ smluvnõâ stranu nebo strany teâto uâmluvy, pod jejõâzï/jejichzï jurisdikcõâ se maâ navrhovanaâ cïinnost uskutecïnit; iii) ¹DotcÏena stranaª znamenaâ smluvnõâ stranu nebo strany teâto uâmluvy, kteraâ/ktereâ muêzïe/mohou byât pravdeïpodobneï dotcïena/dotcïeny dopadem navrhovaneâ cïinnosti prïesahujõâcõâm hranice staâtuê; iv) ¹Zainteresovane stranyª znamenajõâ stranu puê vodu a dotcïenou stranu uâcïastnõâcõâ se posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ podle teâto uâmluvy; v) ¹Navrhovana cïinnostª znamenaâ jakoukoli cïinnost nebo jakoukoli vyâznamnou zmeïnu cïinnosti podleâhajõâcõâ rozhodnutõâ prïõâslusïneâho orgaânu v souladu s aplikovatelnyâm vnitrostaâtnõâm postupem;

4 Strana 1796 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 CÏ aâstka 40 vi) ¹Environmental impact assessmentª means a national procedure for evaluating the likely impact of a proposed activity on the environment; vii) ¹Impactª means any effect caused by a proposed activity on the environment including human health and safety, flora, fauna, soil, air, water, climate, landscape and historical monuments or other physical structures or the interaction among these factors; it also includes effects on cultural heritage or socio-economic conditions resulting from alterations to those factors; viii) ¹Transboundary impactª means any impact, not exclusively of a global nature, within an area under the jurisdiction of a Party caused by a proposed activity the physical origin of which is situated wholly or in part within the area under the jurisdiction of another Party; ix) ¹Competent authorityª means the national authority or authorities designated by a Party as responsible for performing the tasks covered by this Convention and/or the authority or authorities entrusted by a Party with decision-making powers regarding a proposed activity; x) ¹The Publicª means one or more natural or legal persons. Article 2 General provisions 1. The Parties shall, either individually or jointly, take all appropriate and effective measures to prevent, reduce and control significant adverse transboundary environmental impact from proposed activities. 2. Each Party shall take the necessary legal, administrative or other measures to implement the provisions of this Convention, including, with respect to proposed activities listed in Appendix I that are likely to cause significant adverse transboundary impact, the establishment of an environmental impact assessment procedure that permits public participation and preparation of the environmental impact assessment documentation described in Appendix II. 3. The Party of origin shall ensure that in accordance with the provisions of this Convention an environmental impact assessment is undertaken prior to a decision to authorize or undertake a proposed activity listed in Appendix I that is likely to cause a significant adverse transboundary impact. 4. The Party of origin shall, consistent with the provisions of this Convention, ensure that affected Parties are notified of a proposed activity listed in Appendix I that is likely to cause a significant adverse transboundary impact. 5. Concerned Parties shall, at the initiative of any such Party, enter into discussions on whether one or more proposed activities not listed in Appendix I is or are likely to cause a significant adverse transboundary impact and thus should be treated as if it or they were so listed. Where those Parties so agree, the activity or activities shall be thus treated. General guidance for identifying criteria to determine significant adverse impact is set forth in Appendix III. 6. The Party of origin shall provide, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, an opportunity to the public in the areas likely to be affected to participate in relevant environmental impact assessment procedures regarding proposed activities and shall ensure that the opportunity provided to the public of the affected Party isequivalent to that provided to the public of the Party of origin. 7. Environmental impact assessments as required by this Convention shall, as a minimum requirement, be undertaken at the project level of the proposed activity. To the extent appropriate, the Parties shall endeavour to apply the principles of environmental impact assessment to policies, plans and programmes. 8. The provisions of this Convention shall not affect the right of Parties to implement national laws, regulations, administrative provisions or accepted legal practices protecting information the supply of which would be prejudicial to industrial and commercial secrecy or national security.

5 CÏ aâstka 40 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 Strana 1797 vi) ¹PosuzovaÂnõ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõ⪠znamenaâ vnitrostaâtnõâ postup pro hodnocenõâ pravdeïpodobneâho dopadu navrhovaneâ cïinnosti na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ; vii) ¹Vliv/dopadª znamenaâ jakyâkoli uâcïinek zpuê sobenyâ navrhovanou cïinnostõâ nazïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ, vcïetneï zdravõâ a bezpecïnosti lidõâ, floâry, fauny, puê dy, ovzdusïõâ, vody, klimatu, krajiny a historickyâch pamaâtek nebo jinyâch fyzickyâch struktur nebo vzaâjemneâho puê sobenõâ teïchto faktoruê ; zahrnuje takeâ uâcïinky na kulturnõâ deïdictvõâ nebo socio-ekonomickeâ podmõânky vyplyâvajõâcõâ ze zmeïn teïchto faktoruê; viii) ¹Vliv/dopad prïesahujõâcõâ hranice staâtuê ª znamenaâ jakyâkoli vliv/dopad, jenzï nenõâ vyâlucïneï globaâlnõâho charakteru, ke ktereâmu dojde v oblasti podleâhajõâcõâ jurisdikci smluvnõâ strany a kteryâ je zpuê sobenyâ navrhovanou cïinnostõâ, jejõâzï fyzickyâ puê vod lezïõâ v oblasti zcela nebo cïaâstecïneï podleâhajõâcõâ jurisdikci jineâ smluvnõâ strany; ix) ¹PrÏõÂslusÏny orgaânª znamenaâ naârodnõâ orgaân nebo orgaâny urcïenyâ/urcïeneâ smluvnõâ stranou jako odpoveïdnyâ/ /odpoveïdneâ za plneïnõâ uâkoluê, na neïzï se vztahuje tato uâmluva, anebo orgaân nebo orgaâny, jemuzï/jimzï byly smluvnõâ stranou sveïrïeny rozhodovacõâ pravomoci tyâkajõâcõâ se navrhovaneâ cïinnosti; x) ¹VerÏejnostª znamenaâ jednu nebo võâce fyzickyâch nebo praâvnickyâch osob. CÏ laânek 2 VsÏeobecna ustanovenõâ 1. Smluvnõ strany prïijmou, bud' samostatneï nebo spolecïneï, vsïechna vhodnaâ a uâcïinnaâ opatrïenõâ k prevenci, snõâzïenõâ a omezenõâ vyâznamneâho sïkodliveâho dopadu navrhovanyâch cïinnostõâ prïesahujõâcõâho hranice staâtuê. 2. KazÏda smluvnõâ strana prïijme nezbytneâ praâvnõâ, administrativnõâ nebo jinaâ opatrïenõâ k implementaci ustanovenõâ teâto uâmluvy, vcïetneï opatrïenõâ zameïrïenyâch, sohledem na navrhovaneâ cïinnosti vyjmenovaneâ v prïõâloze I, ktereâ mohou pravdeïpodobneï zpuê sobit vyâznamnyâ sïkodlivyâ dopad prïesahujõâcõâ hranice staâtuê, na vytvorïenõâ procedury posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ, kteraâ by umozïnila uâcïast verïejnosti a vypracovaânõâ dokumentace posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ popsaneâ v prïõâloze II. 3. Strana puê vodu zajistõâ, aby v souladu s ustanovenõâmi teâto uâmluvy bylo posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ provaâdeïno prïed prïijetõâm rozhodnutõâ o povolenõâ nebo uskutecïneïnõâ navrhovaneâ cïinnosti uvedeneâ v prïõâloze I, kteraâ muê zïe pravdeïpodobneï zpuê sobit vyâznamnyâ sïkodlivyâ dopad prïesahujõâcõâ hranice. 4. Strana puê vodu zajistõâ v souladu s ustanovenõâmi teâto uâmluvy, aby byla dotcïenyâm stranaâm oznaâmena navrhovanaâ cïinnost uvedenaâ v prïõâloze I, kteraâ muê zïe pravdeïpodobneï zpuê sobit vyâznamnyâ sïkodlivyâ dopad prïesahujõâcõâ hranice staâtuê. 5. Zainteresovane strany zahaâjõâ z podneïtu ktereâkoli z teïchto stran jednaânõâ o tom, zda jedna nebo võâce navrhovanyâch cïinnostõâ, ktereâ nejsou uvedeny v prïõâloze I, muêzïe nebo mohou pravdeïpodobneï zpuê sobit vyâznamnyâ sïkodlivyâ dopad prïesahujõâcõâ hranice staâtuê a zda by se proto u nõâ/nich meïlo postupovat, jako kdyby byla/byly v teâto prïõâloze uvedeny. Pokud s tõâm tyto strany souhlasõâ, bude se u teâto cïinnosti nebo cïinnostõâ postupovat tõâmto zpuê sobem. Obecne s meïrnice pro identifikaci kriteâriõâ pro urcïenõâ vyâznamneâho sïkodliveâho dopadu jsou stanoveny v prïõâloze III. 6. Strana puê vodu poskytne v souladu s ustanovenõâmi teâto uâmluvy prïõâlezïitost verïejnosti, aby se v oblastech, ktereâ mohou byât pravdeïpodobneï dotcïeny, uâcïastnila relevantnõâch procedur posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ tyâkajõâcõâch se navrhovanyâch cïinnostõâ, a zajistõâ, aby prïõâlezïitost poskytnutaâ verïejnosti dotcïeneâ strany byla ekvivalentnõâ prïõâlezïitosti poskytnuteâ verïejnosti strany puê vodu. 7. PosuzovaÂnõ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ pozïadovaneâ touto uâmluvou bude uskutecïnï ovaâno prïinejmensïõâm na uârovni projektu navrhovaneâ cïinnosti. Smluvnõ strany budou ve vhodneâ mõârïe usilovat o uplatnï ovaânõâ zaâsad posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ v politikaâch, plaânech a programech. 8. Ustanovenõ teâto uâmluvy se nedotyâkajõâ praâva smluvnõâch stran implementovat naârodnõâ zaâkony, prïedpisy, spraâvnõâ ustanovenõâ nebo prïijateâ praâvnõâ postupy na ochranu informacõâ, jejichzï poskytnutõâ by mohlo ovlivnit pruê mysloveâ a obchodnõâ tajemstvõâ nebo naârodnõâ bezpecïnost.

6 Strana 1798 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 CÏ aâstka The provisions of this Convention shall not affect the right of particular Parties to implement, by bilateral or multilateral agreement where appropriate, more stringent measures than those of this Convention. 10. The provisions of this Convention shall not prejudice any obligations of the Parties under international law with regard to activitieshaving or likely to have a transboundary impact. Article 3 Notification 1. For a proposed activity listed in Appendix I that is likely to cause a significant adverse transboundary impact, the Party of origin shall, for the purposes of ensuring adequate and effective consultations under Article 5, notify any Party which it considers may be an affected Party as early as possible and no later than when informing itsown public about that proposed activity. 2. Thisnotification shall contain, inter alia: a) Information on the proposed activity, including any available information on its possible transboundary impact; b) The nature of the possible decision; and c) An indication of a reasonable time within which a response under paragraph 3 of this Article is required, taking into account the nature of the proposed activity; and may include the information set out in paragraph 5 of this Article. 3. The affected Party shall respond to the Party of origin within the time specified in the notification, acknowledging receipt of the notification, and shall indicate whether it intends to participate in the environmental impact assessment procedure. 4. If the affected Party indicatesthat it doesnot intend to participate in the environmental impact assessment procedure, or if it does not respond within the time specified in the notification, the provisions in paragraphs 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this Article and in Articles 4 to 7 will not apply. In such circumstances the right of a Party of origin to determine whether to carry out an environmental impact assessment on the basis of its national law and practice isnot prejudiced. 5. Upon receipt of a response from the affected Party indicating its desire to participate in the environmental impact assessment procedure, the Party of origin shall, if it has not already done so, provide to the affected Party: a) Relevant information regarding the environmental impact assessment procedure, including an indication of the time schedule for transmittal of comments; and b) Relevant information on the proposed activity and its possible significant adverse transboundary impact. 6. An affected Party shall, at the request of the Party of origin, provide the latter with reasonably obtainable information relating to the potentially affected environment under the jurisdiction of the affected Party, where such information is necessary for the preparation of the environmental impact assessment documentation. The information shall be furnished promptly and, as appropriate, through a joint body where one exists. 7. When a Party considers that it would be affected by a significant adverse transboundary impact of a proposed activity listed in Appendix I, and when no notification has taken place in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, the concerned Parties shall, at the request of the affected Party, exchange sufficient information for the purposes of holding discussions on whether there is likely to be a significant adverse transboundary impact. If those Parties agree that there is likely to be a significant adverse transboundary impact, the provisions of this Convention shall apply accordingly. If those Parties cannot agree whether there is likely to be a significant adverse transboundary impact, any such Party may submit that question

7 CÏ aâstka 40 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 Strana Ustanovenõ teâto uâmluvy se nedotknou praâva jednotlivyâch smluvnõâch stran implementovat ve vhodnyâch prïõâpadech, prostrïednictvõâm dvoustranneâ nebo mnohostranneâ dohody, prïõâsneïjsïõâ opatrïenõâ, nezï jsou ta, kteraâ jsou obsazïena v teâto uâmluveï. 10. UstanovenõÂmi teâto uâmluvy nebudou dotcïeny zïaâdneâ zaâvazky smluvnõâch stran podle mezinaârodnõâho praâva tyâkajõâcõâ se cïinnostõâ, ktereâ majõâ nebo mohou mõât pravdeïpodobneï dopad prïesahujõâcõâ hranice staâtuê. CÏ laânek 3 OznaÂmenõ 1. Strana puê vodu oznaâmõâ, scõâlem proveâst prïimeïrïeneâ a efektivnõâ konzultace podle cïlaânku 5, jakeâkoli smluvnõâ straneï, o ktereâ se domnõâvaâ, zïemuêzïe byât dotcïenou stranou, navrhovanou cïinnost uvedenou v prïõâloze I, kteraâ muêzïe pravdeïpodobneï zpuê sobit vyâznamnyâ sïkodlivyâ dopad prïesahujõâcõâ hranice staâtuê, a to co mozïnaâ nejdrïõâve a nikoli pozdeïji, nezï informuje o navrhovaneâ cïinnosti svou verïejnost. 2. Toto oznaâmenõâ bude obsahovat mimo jineâ: a) informace o navrhovaneâ cïinnosti, vcïetneï jakyâchkoli dostupnyâch informacõâ o jejõâm mozïneâm dopadu prïesahujõâcõâm hranice staâtuê; b) povahu mozïneâho rozhodnutõâ; a c) udaânõâ rozumneâ lhuêty, beïhem nõâzï je pozïadovaâna odpoveïd' podle odstavce 3 tohoto cïlaânku, sprïihleâdnutõâm k povaze navrhovaneâ cïinnosti; a muêzïe zahrnovat informace stanoveneâ v odstavci 5 tohoto cïlaânku. 3. DotcÏena strana odpovõâ straneï puê vodu ve lhuê teï uvedeneâ v oznaâmenõâ, prïicïemzï potvrdõâ prïijetõâ oznaâmenõâ a uvede, zda se zamyâsïlõâ podõâlet na posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ. 4. Pokud dotcïenaâ strana uvede, zïe se nezamyâsïlõâ podõâlet na posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ, nebo pokud neodpovõâ ve lhuêteï uvedeneâ v oznaâmenõâ, ustanovenõâ odstavcuê 5, 6, 7 a 8 tohoto cïlaânku a cïlaânkuê 4azÏ7se neuplatnõâ. Za teïchto okolnostõâ nenõâ dotcïeno praâvo strany puê vodu urcïit, zda bude provedeno posouzenõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ na zaâkladeï jejõâho vnitrostaâtnõâho praâva a praxe. 5. Po prïijetõâ odpoveïdi od dotcïeneâ strany, ve ktereâ je uvedeno jejõâ prïaânõâ podõâlet se na posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ, strana puê vodu poskytne dotcïeneâ straneï, pokud tak jizï neucïinila: a) relevantnõâ informace tyâkajõâcõâ se procedury posuzovaânõâ vlivuê nazïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ, vcïetneï uvedenõâ harmonogramu pro prïedaâvaânõâ prïipomõânek; a b) relevantnõâ informace o navrhovaneâ cïinnosti a jejõâm mozïneâm vyâznamneâm sïkodliveâm dopadu prïesahujõâcõâm hranice staâtuê. 6. DotcÏena strana poskytne straneï puê vodu na jejõâ zïaâdost rozumnyâm zpuê sobem zõâskatelneâ informace souvisejõâcõâ s potenciaâlneï dotcïenyâm zïivotnõâm prostrïedõâm podleâhajõâcõâm jurisdikci dotcïeneâ strany, pokud jsou tyto informace nezbytneâ pro vypracovaânõâ dokumentace posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ. Informace budou dodaâny neprodleneï a prïõâpadneï prostrïednictvõâm spolecïneâho orgaânu, pokud takovyâ orgaân existuje. 7. Pokud se smluvnõâ strana domnõâvaâ, zïe by byla dotcïena vyâznamnyâm sïkodlivyâm dopadem navrhovaneâ cïinnosti uvedeneâ v prïõâloze I prïesahujõâcõâm hranice staâtuê, a pokud nebylo podaâno oznaâmenõâ v souladu s odstavcem 1 tohoto cïlaânku, zainteresovaneâ strany si na zïaâdost dotcïeneâ strany vymeïnõâ informace za uâcïelem vedenõâ jednaânõâ o mozïnosti vzniku vyâznamneâho sïkodliveâho dopadu prïesahujõâcõâho hranice staâtuê. Pokud se tyto strany shodnou, zïe je vznik vyâznamneâho sïkodliveâho dopadu prïesahujõâcõâho hranice staâtuê pravdeïpodobnyâ, uplatnõâ se odpovõâdajõâcõâm zpuê sobem ustanovenõâ teâto uâmluvy. JestlizÏe se tyto strany nemohou shodnout, zda je vznik vyâznamneâho sïkodliveâho dopadu prïesahujõâcõâho hranice staâtuê pravdeïpodobnyâ, muêzïe kteraâkoli z teïchto stran prïedlozïit tuto

8 Strana 1800 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 CÏ aâstka 40 to an inquiry commission in accordance with the provisions of Appendix IV to advise on the likelihood of significant adverse transboundary impact, unless they agree on another method of settling this question. 8. The concerned Parties shall ensure that the public of the affected Party in the areas likely to be affected be informed of, and be provided with possibilities for making comments or objections on, the proposed activity, and for the transmittal of these comments or objections to the competent authority of the Party of origin, either directly to thisauthority or, where appropriate, through the Party of origin. Article 4 Preparation of the environmental impact assessment documentacion 1. The environmental impact assessment documentation to be submitted to the competent authority of the Party of origin shall contain, as a minimum, the information described in Appendix II. 2. The Party of origin shall furnish the affected Party, as appropriate through a joint body where one exists, with the environmental impact assessment documentation. The concerned Parties shall arrange for distribution of the documentation to the authoritiesand the public of the affected Party in the areaslikely to be affected and for the submission of comments to the competent authority of the Party of origin, either directly to this authority or, where appropriate, through the Party of origin within a reasonable time before the final decision is taken on the proposed activity. Article 5 Consultations on the basis of the environmental impact assessment documentacion The Party of origin shall, after completion of the environmental impact assessment documentation, without undue delay enter into consultations with the affected Party concerning, inter alia, the potential transboundary impact of the proposed activity and measures to reduce or eliminate its impact. Consultations may relate to: a) Possible alternatives to the proposed activity, including the no-action alternative and possible measures to mitigate significant adverse transboundary impact and to monitor the effects of such measures at the expense of the Party of origin; b) Other forms of possible mutual assistance in reducing any significant adverse transboundary impact of the proposed activity; and c) Any other appropriate mattersrelating to the proposed activity. The Parties shall agree, at the commencement of such consultations, on a reasonable time-frame for the duration of the consultation period. Any such consultations may be conducted through an appropriate joint body, where one exists. Article 6 Final decision 1. The Parties shall ensure that, in the final decision on the proposed activity, due account is taken of the outcome of the environmental impact assessment, including the environmental impact assessment documentation, aswell asthe commentsthereon received pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 8 and Article 4, paragraph 2, and the outcome of the consultations as referred to in Article The Party of origin shall provide to the affected Party the final decision on the proposed activity along with the reasons and considerations on which it was based. 3. If additional information on the significant transboundary impact of a proposed activity, which was not available at the time a decision was made with respect to that activity and which could have materially affected the decision, becomes available to a concerned Party before work on that activity commences, that Party shall immediately inform the other concerned Party or Parties. If one of the concerned Parties so requests, consultations shall be held as to whether the decision needs to be revised.

9 CÏ aâstka 40 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 Strana 1801 otaâzku vysïetrïovacõâ komisi v souladu s ustanovenõâmi prïõâlohy IV, kteraâ se vyjaâdrïõâ o pravdeïpodobnosti vzniku vyâznamneâho sïkodliveâho dopadu prïesahujõâcõâho hranice staâtuê, pokud se tyto strany neshodnou na jineâm zpuê sobu rïesïenõâ teâto otaâzky. 8. Zainteresovane strany zajistõâ, aby verïejnost dotcïeneâ strany v oblastech, ktereâ mohou byât pravdeïpodobneï dotcïeny, byla informovaâna o navrhovaneâ cïinnosti a meïla mozïnost vzneâst k nõâ prïipomõânky nebo naâmitky a prïedlozïit tyto prïipomõânky nebo naâmitky prïõâslusïneâmu orgaânu strany puê vodu, a to bud' prïõâmo tomuto orgaânu nebo, ve vhodnyâch prïõâpadech, prostrïednictvõâm strany puê vodu. CÏ laânek 4 VypracovaÂnõ dokumentace posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zï ivotnõâ prostrïedõâ 1. Dokumentace posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ, kteraâ maâ byât prïedlozïena prïõâslusïneâmu orgaânu strany puê vodu, bude obsahovat prïinejmensïõâm informace popsaneâ v prïõâloze II. 2. Strana puê vodu poskytne dotcïeneâ straneï, prïõâpadneï prostrïednictvõâm spolecïneâho orgaânu, pokud takovyâ orgaân existuje, dokumentaci posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ. Zainteresovane strany zajistõâ distribuci dokumentace orgaânuê m a verïejnosti dotcïeneâ strany v oblastech, ktereâ mohou byât pravdeïpodobneï dotcïeny, a prïedlozïenõâ prïipomõânek prïõâslusïneâmu orgaânu staâtu puê vodu, bud' prïõâmo tomuto orgaânu nebo, ve vhodnyâch prïõâpadech, prostrïednictvõâm staâtu puê vodu, a to v rozumneâ lhuê teï prïed prïijetõâm konecïneâho rozhodnutõâ o navrhovaneâ cïinnosti. CÏ laânek 5 Konzultace na zaâkladeï dokumentace posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zï ivotnõâ prostrïedõâ Strana puê vodu zahaâjõâ bez zbytecïneâho odkladu po dokoncïenõâ dokumentace posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ konzultace sdotcïenou stranou, mimo jineâ, o potenciaâlnõâm dopadu navrhovaneâ cïinnosti prïesahujõâcõâm hranice staâtuê a o opatrïenõâch ke snõâzïenõâ nebo vyloucïenõâ tohoto dopadu. Konzultace se mohou tyâkat: a) mozïnyâch alternativ k navrhovaneâ cïinnosti, vcïetneï alternativy spocïõâvajõâcõâ v necïinnosti, a mozïnyâch opatrïenõâ k zmõârneïnõâ vyâznamneâho sïkodliveâho dopadu prïesahujõâcõâho hranice staâtuê a k monitorovaânõâ uâcïinkuê teïchto opatrïenõâ na vyâdaje strany puê vodu; b) jinyâch forem mozïneâ vzaâjemneâ pomoci prïi snizïovaânõâ jakeâhokoli vyâznamneâho sïkodliveâho dopadu navrhovaneâ cïinnosti prïesahujõâcõâho hranice staâtuê; a c) jakyâchkoli jinyâch odpovõâdajõâcõâch probleâmuê souvisejõâcõâch s navrhovanou cïinnostõâ. Na pocïaâtku teïchto konzultacõâ se strany dohodnou na prïimeïrïeneâm cïasoveâm raâmci pro trvaânõâ konzultacõâ. JakeÂkoli takoveâto konzultace mohou byât vedeny prostrïednictvõâm vhodneâho spolecïneâho orgaânu, pokud takovyâ orgaân existuje. CÏ laânek 6 KonecÏne roznodnutõâ 1. Strany zajistõâ, aby byl v konecïneâm rozhodnutõâ o navrhovaneâ cïinnosti braân naâlezïityâ ohled na vyâsledek posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ, vcïetneï dokumentace posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ, jakozï i na prïipomõânky k neïmu zõâskaneâ podle cïlaânku 3 odst. 8 a cïlaânku 4 odst. 2 a na vyâsledek konzultacõâ uvedenyâch v cïlaânku Strana puê vodu poskytne dotcïeneâ straneï konecïneâ rozhodnutõâ o navrhovaneâ cïinnosti spolu s duê vody a uâvahami, ktereâ k tomuto rozhodnutõâ vedly. 3. Pokud zainteresovanaâ strana zõâskaâ prïed zahaâjenõâm navrhovaneâ cïinnosti dalsïõâ informace o vyâznamneâm dopadu navrhovaneâ cïinnosti prïesahujõâcõâm hranice staâtuê a jestlizïe tyto informace nebyly dostupneâ v dobeï prïijetõâ rozhodnutõâ o teâto cïinnosti a mohly by podstatnyâm zpuê sobem ovlivnit toto rozhodnutõâ, tato strana okamzïiteï informuje o teâto skutecïnosti druhou zainteresovanou stranu nebo strany. Pokud o to jedna ze zainteresovanyâch stran pozïaâdaâ, provedou se konzultace o nutnosti revidovat daneâ rozhodnutõâ.

10 Strana 1802 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 CÏ aâstka 40 Article 7 Post-project analysis 1. The concerned Parties, at the request of any such Party, shall determine whether, and if so to what extent, a post-project analysis shall be carried out, taking into account the likely significant adverse transboundary impact of the activity for which an environmental impact assessment has been undertaken pursuant to this Convention. Any post-project analysis undertaken shall include, in particular, the surveillance of the activity and the determination of any adverse transboundary impact. Such surveillance and determination may be undertaken with a view to achieving the objectiveslisted in Appendix V. 2. When, as a result of post-project analysis, the Party of origin or the affected Party has reasonable grounds for concluding that there is a significant adverse transboundary impact or factors have been discovered which may result in such an impact, it shall immediately inform the other Party. The concerned Parties shall then consult on necessary measures to reduce or eliminate the impact. Article 8 Bilateral and multilateral cooperation The Partiesmay continue existing or enter into new bilateral or multilateral agreementsor other arrangementsin order to implement their obligationsunder thisconvention. Such agreementsor other arrangements may be based on the elements listed in Appendix VI. Article 9 Research programes The Parties shall give special consideration to the setting up, or intensification of, specific research programmesaimed at: a) Improving existing qualitative and quantitative methods for assessing the impacts of proposed activities; b) Achieving a better understanding of cause-effect relationships and their role in integrated environmental anagement; c) Analysing and monitoring the efficient implementation of decisions on proposed activities with the intention of minimizing or preventing impacts; d) Developing methods to stimulate creative approaches in the search for environmentally sound alternatives to proposed activities, production and consumption patterns; e) Developing methodologies for the application of the principles of environmental impact assessment at the macroeconomic level. The results of the programmes listed above shall be exchanged by the Parties. Article 10 Status of the appendices The Appendicesattached to thisconvention form an integral part of the Convention. Article 11 Meeting of parties 1. The Parties shall meet, so far as possible, in connection with the annual sessions of the Senior Advisers to ECE Governments on Environmental and Water Problems. The first meeting of the Parties shall be convened not later than one year after the date of the entry into force of thisconvention. Thereafter, meetingsof the Parties

11 CÏ aâstka 40 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 Strana 1803 CÏ laânek 7 Post-projektova analyâza 1. Zainteresovane strany urcïõâ na zïaâdost ktereâkoli z teïchto stran, zda bude provedena post-projektovaâ analyâza, a pokud ano, pak v jakeâm rozsahu, a to s prïihleâdnutõâm k pravdeïpodobneâmu vyâznamneâmu sïkodliveâmu dopadu prïesahujõâcõâmu hranice staâtuê zpuê sobeneâmu cïinnostõâ, pro kterou bylo provedeno posouzenõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ podle teâto uâmluvy. JakaÂkoli provaâdeïnaâ post-projektovaâ analyâza bude zahrnovat zejmeâna pozorovaânõâ cïinnosti a urcïenõâ jakeâhokoli sïkodliveâho dopadu prïesahujõâcõâho hranice staâtuê. Toto pozorovaânõâ a urcïenõâ muêzïe byât provedeno za uâcïelem dosazïenõâ cõâluê vyjmenovanyâch v prïõâloze V. 2. Pokud maâ v duê sledku post-projektoveâ analyâzy strana puê vodu nebo dotcïenaâ strana rozumnyâ duê vod usuzovat, zïe existuje vyâznamnyâ sïkodlivyâ dopad prïesahujõâcõâ hranice staâtuê, nebo pokud vysïly najevo faktory, ktereâ mohou takovyâto dopad zpuê sobit, okamzïiteï o teâto skutecïnosti informuje druhou smluvnõâ stranu. Zainteresovane strany poteâ provedou konzultace o opatrïenõâch nezbytnyâch ke snõâzïenõâ nebo vyloucïenõâ dopadu. CÏ laânek 8 Dvoustranna a mnohostrannaâ spolupraâce Smluvnõ strany mohou nadaâle udrzïovat staâvajõâcõâ nebo uzavõârat noveâ dvoustranneâ nebo mnohostranneâ dohody nebo jinaâ ujednaânõâ s cõâlem splnit sveâ zaâvazky podle teâto uâmluvy. Tyto dohody nebo ujednaânõâ mohou vychaâzet ze zaâkladuê uvedenyâch v prïõâloze VI. CÏ laânek 9 VyÂzkumne programy Smluvnõ strany zvlaâsït' uvaâzïõâ vytvorïenõâ nebo posõâlenõâ specifickyâch vyâzkumnyâch programuê zameïrïenyâch na: a) zlepsïenõâ staâvajõâcõâch kvalitativnõâch a kvantitativnõâch metod posuzovaânõâ vlivuê navrhovanyâch cïinnostõâ; b) dosazïenõâ lepsïõâho porozumeïnõâ vztahuê m mezi prïõâcïinou a naâsledkem a jejich uâloze v integrovaneâm environmentaâlnõâm rïõâzenõâ; c) analyâzu a monitorovaânõâ uâcïinneâ implementace rozhodnutõâ o navrhovanyâch cïinnostech s uâmyslem minimalizovat dopady nebo jim prïedejõât; d) rozvoj metod pro stimulaci tvuêrcïõâch prïõâstupuê prïi hledaânõâ environmentaâlneï sïetrnyâch alternativ k navrhovanyâm cïinnostem, vzoruêm vyâroby a spotrïeby; e) rozvoj metodik pro aplikaci principuê posuzovaânõâ vlivuê nazïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ na makroekonomickeâ uârovni. VyÂsledky vyâsïe uvedenyâch programuê si budou strany navzaâjem vymeïnï ovat. CÏ laânek 10 Status prïõâloh PrÏõÂlohy prïipojeneâ k teâto uâmluveï tvorïõâ nedõâlnou soucïaâst U mluvy. CÏ laânek 11 SchuÊ ze smluvnõâch stran 1. Smluvnõ strany se budou schaâzet, pokud to bude mozïneâ, prïi prïõâlezïitosti kazïdorocïnõâch zasedaânõâ vysokyâch poradcuê vlaâd zemõâ EHK pro otaâzky zïivotnõâho prostrïedõâ a vod. Prvnõ schuê ze smluvnõâch stran bude svolaâna nejpozdeïji jeden rok poteâ, kdy tato uâmluva nabude uâcïinnosti. Pote se budou schuê ze smluvnõâch stran konat tehdy,

12 Strana 1804 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 CÏ aâstka 40 shall be held at such other times as may be deemed necessary by a meeting of the Parties, or at the written request of any Party, provided that, within six months of the request being communicated to them by the secretariat, it is supported by at least one third of the Parties. 2. The Partiesshall keep under continuousreview the implementation of thisconvention, and, with this purpose in mind, shall: a) Review the policies and methodological approaches to environmental impact assessment by the Parties with a view to further improving environmental impact assessment procedures in a transboundary context; b) Exchange information regarding experience gained in concluding and implementing bilateral and multilateral agreements or other arrangements regarding the use of environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context to which one or more of the Partiesare party; c) Seek, where appropriate, the services of competent international bodies and scientific committees in methodological and technical aspects pertinent to the achievement of the purposes of this Convention; d) At their first meeting, consider and by consensus adopt rules of procedure for their meetings; e) Consider and, where necessary, adopt proposals for amendments to this Convention; f) Consider and undertake any additional action that may be required for the achievement of the purposes of thisconvention. Article 12 Right to vote 1. Each Party to thisconvention shall have one vote. 2. Except asprovided for in paragraph 1 of thisarticle, regional economic integration organizations, in matters within their competence, shall exercise their right to vote with a number of votes equal to the number of their member States which are Parties to this Convention. Such organizations shall not exercise their right to vote if their member States exercise theirs, and vice versa. Article 13 Secretariat The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe shall carry out the following secretariat functions: a) The convening and preparing of meetingsof the Parties; b) The transmission of reports and other information received in accordance with the provisions of this Convention to the Parties; and c) The performance of other functionsasmay be provided for in thisconvention or asmay be determined by the Parties. Article 14 Amendments to the convention 1. Any Party may propose amendments to this Convention. 2. Proposed amendments shall be submitted in writing to the secretariat, which shall communicate them to all Parties. The proposed amendments shall be discussed at the next meeting of the Parties, provided these proposals have been circulated by the secretariat to the Parties at least ninety days in advance.

13 CÏ aâstka 40 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 Strana 1805 kdy to schuê ze smluvnõâch stran bude povazïovat za nezbytneâ, nebo na põâsemnou zïaâdost ktereâkoli smluvnõâ strany, pokud tuto zïaâdost podporïõâ alesponï jedna trïetina smluvnõâch stran do sïesti meïsõâcuê od okamzïiku, kdy jim tuto zïaâdost sdeïlõâ sekretariaât. 2. Smluvnõ strany budou neprïetrzïiteï prïezkoumaâvat implementaci teâto uâmluvy a za tõâmto uâcïelem: a) budou prïezkoumaâvat politiky a metodickeâ prïõâstupy smluvnõâch stran k posuzovaânõâ vlivuê nazïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ scõâlem daâle zlepsïovat procedury posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ prïesahujõâcõâch hranice staâtuê; b) budou si vymeïnï ovat informace tyâkajõâcõâ se zkusïenostõâ zõâskanyâch prïi uzavõâraânõâ a implementaci dvoustrannyâch a mnohostrannyâch dohod a jinyâch ujednaânõâ tyâkajõâcõâch se vyuzïitõâ posuzovaânõâ vlivuê na zïivotnõâ prostrïedõâ prïesahujõâcõâch hranice staâtuê, jejichzï smluvnõâ stranou je jedna nebo võâce smluvnõâch stran teâto uâmluvy; c) budou ve vhodnyâch prïõâpadech usilovat o sluzïby kompetentnõâch mezinaârodnõâch orgaânuê aveïdeckyâch vyâboruê v oblasti metodickyâch a technickyâch aspektuê souvisejõâcõâch s dosazïenõâm cõâluê teâto uâmluvy; d) na sveâ prvnõâ schuê zi projednajõâ a formou konsenzu prïijmou jednacõâ rïaâd svyâch schuêzõâ; e) projednajõâ a, pokud to bude nezbytneâ, prïijmou naâvrhy zmeïn a doplnïkuêteâto uâmluvy; f) zvaâzïõâ a prïijmou jakeâkoli dalsïõâ akce, ktereâ mohou byât nutneâ pro dosazïenõâ cõâluêteâto uâmluvy. CÏ laânek 12 PraÂvo hlasovat 1. KazÏda smluvnõâ strana teâto uâmluvy maâ jeden hlas. 2. S vyâjimkou ustanovenõâ odstavce 1 tohoto cïlaânku, organizace pro regionaâlnõâ hospodaârïskou integraci vykonaâvajõâ, v zaâlezïitostech spadajõâcõâch do jejich kompetence, sveâ praâvo hlasovat s pocïtem hlasuê rovnyâm pocïtu jejich cïlenskyâch staâtuê, ktereâ jsou smluvnõâmi stranami teâto uâmluvy. Tyto organizace nevykonaâvajõâ s veâ praâvo hlasovat, pokud vykonaâvajõâ sveâ praâvo hlasovat jejich cïlenskeâ s taâty a naopak. CÏ laânek 13 SekretariaÂt VyÂkonny tajemnõâk Evropske hospodaârïskeâ komise vykonaâvaâ naâsledujõâcõâ funkce sekretariaâtu: a) svolaâvaânõâ a prïõâprava schuê zõâ smluvnõâch stran; b) prïedaâvaânõâ zpraâv a jinyâch informacõâ zõâskanyâch v souladu s ustanovenõâmi teâto uâmluvy smluvnõâm stranaâm; a c) vykonaâvaânõâ jinyâch funkcõâ, ktereâ stanovõâ tato uâmluva nebo urcïõâ smluvnõâ strany. CÏ laânek 14 ZmeÏny a doplnïky U mluvy 1. KteraÂkoli smluvnõâ strana muêzïe navrhnout zmeïny a doplnïky teâto uâmluvy. 2. ZmeÏny a doplnïky teâto uâmluvy se prïedklaâdajõâ põâsemneï sekretariaâtu, kteryâ je s deïlõâ smluvnõâm stranaâm. Navrhovane zmeïny a doplnï ky budou projednaâny na prïõâsïtõâ schuê zi smluvnõâch stran, pokud byly tyto naâvrhy sekretariaâtem rozeslaâny smluvnõâm stranaâm alesponï devadesaât dnuê prïedem.

14 Strana 1806 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 CÏ aâstka The Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on any proposed amendment to this Convention by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement reached, the amendment shall as a last resort be adopted by a three-fourths majority vote of the Parties present and voting at the meeting. 4. Amendmentsto thisconvention adopted in accordance with paragraph 3 of thisarticle shall be submitted by the Depositary to all Parties for ratification, approval or acceptance. They shall enter into force for Partieshaving ratified, approved or accepted them on the ninetieth day after the receipt by the Depositary of notification of their ratification, approval or acceptance by at least three fourths of these Parties. Thereafter they shall enter into force for any other Party on the ninetieth day after that Party deposits its instrument of ratification, approval or acceptance of the amendments. 5. For the purpose of this Article, ¹Parties present and votingª means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote. 6. The voting procedure set forth in paragraph 3 of this Article is not intended to constitute a precedent for future agreements negotiated within the Economic Commission for Europe. Article 15 Settlement of disputes 1. If a dispute arises between two or more Parties about the interpretation or application of this Convention, they shall seek a solution by negotiation or by any other method of dispute settlement acceptable to the partiesto the dispute. 2. When signing, ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention, or at any time thereafter, a Party may declare in writing to the Depositary that for a dispute not resolved in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, it accepts one or both of the following means of dispute settlement as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation: a) Submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice; b) Arbitration in accordance with the procedure set out in Appendix VII. 3. If the parties to the dispute have accepted both means of dispute settlement referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the dispute may be submitted only to the International Court of Justice, unless the parties agree otherwise. Article 16 Signature This Convention shall be open for signature at Espoo Finland) from 25 February to 1 March 1991 and thereafter at United NationsHeadquartersin NewYork until 2 September 1991 by Statesmembersof the Economic Commission for Europe as well as States having consultative status with the Economic Commission for Europe pursuant to paragraph 8 of the Economic and Social Council resolution 36 IV) of 28 March 1947, and by regional economic integration organizations constituted by sovereign States members of the Economic Commission for Europe to which their member States have transferred competence in respect of matters governed by this Convention, including the competence to enter into treaties in respect of these matters. Article 17 Ratification, acceptante, approval and accession 1. This Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by signatory States and regional economic integration organizations. 2. This Convention shall be open for accession as from 3 September 1991 by the States and organizations referred to in Article 16.

15 CÏ aâstka 40 SbõÂrka mezinaârodnõâch smluv cï. 91 / 2001 Strana Smluvnõ strany vyvinou vesïkereâ uâsilõâ o dosazïenõâ dohody o jakyâchkoli navrhovanyâch zmeïnaâch a doplnïcõâch teâto uâmluvy formou konsenzu. Pokud se vycïerpajõâ vsïechny mozïnosti dosazïenõâ konsenzu a nedojde se k dohodeï, muêzïe byât zmeïna a doplneïk prïijat trïõâcïtvrtinovou veïtsïinou hlasuê smluvnõâch stran prïõâtomnyâch a hlasujõâcõâch na schuê zi. 4. ZmeÏny a doplnïky teâto uâmluvy prïijateâ v souladu s odstavcem 3 tohoto cïlaânku prïedlozïõâ depozitaârï vsïem smluvnõâm stranaâm k ratifikaci, schvaâlenõâ nebo prïijetõâ. Tyto zmeïny a doplnï ky vstoupõâ v platnost pro smluvnõâ strany, ktereâ je ratifikovaly, schvaâlily nebo prïijaly, devadesaâtyâ den poteâ, co depozitaârï obdrzïõâ listiny o ratifikaci, schvaâlenõâ nebo prïijetõâ alesponï odtrïõâ cïtvrtin teïchto smluvnõâch stran. Po tomto datu vstupujõâ tyto zmeïny a doplnïky v platnost pro jakoukoli jinou smluvnõâ stranu devadesaâtyâ den poteâ, co tato smluvnõâ strana ulozïõâ svou listinu o ratifikaci, schvaâlenõâ nebo prïijetõâ zmeïn a doplnïkuê. 5. Pro uâcïely tohoto cïlaânku ¹prÏõÂtomne a hlasujõâcõâ smluvnõâ stranyª jsou smluvnõâ strany, ktereâ jsou prïõâtomny a odevzdaâvajõâ hlaspro nebo proti. 6. Postup prïi hlasovaânõâ stanovenyâ v odstavci 3 tohoto cïlaânku nemaâ za cõâl vytvorïit precedenspro budoucõâ dohody ujednaneâ v raâmci Evropske hospodaârïskeâ komise. CÏ laânek 15 UrovnaÂvaÂnõ sporuê 1. Vznikne-li mezi dveïma nebo võâce smluvnõâmi stranami spor ohledneï interpretace nebo aplikace teâto uâmluvy, pokusõâ se tyto smluvnõâ strany najõât rïesïenõâ prostrïednictvõâm jednaânõâ nebo jakyâmkoli jinyâm zpuê sobem urovnaânõâ sporu prïijatelnyâm pro tyto smluvnõâ strany. 2. PrÏi podpisu, ratifikaci, prïijetõâ, schvaâlenõâ nebo prïistoupenõâ k teâto uâmluveï nebo kdykoli poteâ muêzïe smluvnõâ strana prohlaâsit, formou põâsemneâho oznaâmenõâ depozitaârïi, zïe ve veïci sporu, kteryâ nebyl vyrïesïen v souladu s odstavcem 1 tohoto cïlaânku, prïijõâmaâ jeden nebo oba naâsledujõâcõâ zpuê soby urovnaânõâ sporu za povinnyâ povinneâ) ve vztahu k jakeâkoli jineâ smluvnõâ straneï, kteraâ prïijala stejnyâ zaâvazek: a) prïedlozïenõâ sporu MezinaÂrodnõÂmu soudnõâmu dvoru; b) uskutecïneïnõâ rozhodcïõâho rïõâzenõâ v souladu s postupem stanovenyâm v prïõâloze VII. 3. JestlizÏe strany sporu prïijaly oba zpuê soby urovnaânõâ sporu uvedeneâ v odstavci 2 tohoto cïlaânku, muê zïe byât spor prïedlozïen pouze MezinaÂrodnõÂmu soudnõâmu dvoru, pokud se strany nedohodnou jinak. CÏ laânek 16 Podpis Tato uâmluva bude vystavena v Espoo Finsko) od 25. uânora do 1. brïezna 1991 a poteâ v sõâdle Organizace spojenyâch naâroduê v New Yorku do 2. zaârïõâ 1991 k podpisu cïlenskyâm staâtuê m Evropske hospodaârïskeâ komise, jakozï i s taâtuê m, ktereâ majõâ statut poradcuê prïi Evropske hospodaârïskeâ komisi podle odstavce 8 rezoluce 36 IV) z 28. brïezna 1947, a organizacõâm pro regionaâlnõâ hospodaârïskou integraci vytvorïenyâm svrchovanyâmi cïlenskyâmi staâty Evropske hospodaârïskeâ komise, na ktereâ jejich cïlenskeâ staâty prïevedly pravomoci v zaâlezïitostech upravenyâch touto uâmluvou, vcïetneï pravomoci uzavõârat smlouvy tyâkajõâcõâ se teïchto zaâlezïitostõâ. CÏ laânek 17 Ratifikace, prïijetõâ, schvaâlenõâ a prïistoupenõâ 1. Tato uâmluva podleâhaâ ratifikaci, prïijetõâ nebo schvaâlenõâ signataârïskyâmi staâty a organizacemi pro regionaâlnõâ hospodaârïskou integraci. 2. Tato uâmluva je otevrïena k prïistoupenõâ od 3.zaÂrÏõ 1991 pro staâty a organizace uvedeneâ v cïlaânku 16.