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Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

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 Dates Entry into force: October 30, 2001 Adopted: June 25, 1998 [ Aarhus ] Subject Matter Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Industrial Property Notes IP provisions: Article 4.4(e) Historical Information Belarus: Signature: December 16, 1998; Approval: March 9, 2000; Entry into force: October 30, 2001. Notification of withdrawal: July 26, 2022 with effect from October 24, 2022. Available Texts Treaty Text (1 Text) Treaty Text (1 Text) Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Authentic text) Dates Entry into force: October 30, 2001 Date of Text: June 25, 1998 Available Texts Arabic  الاتفاقية الخاصة بإتاحة فرص الحصول على المعلومات عن البيئة ومشاركة الجمهور في اتخاذ القرارات بشأنها والاحتكام إلى القضاء في المسائل المتعلقة بها (ترجمة رسمية للأمم التحدة)  PDF English  Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Authentic text)  PDF Spanish  Convención sobre el acceso a la información, la participación del público en la toma de decisiones y el acceso a la justicia en asuntos ambientales (Traducción oficial de Naciones Unidas)  PDF French  Convention sur l'accès a l'information, la participation du public au processus décisionnel et l'accès a la justice en matière d'environnement (Texte authentique)  PDF Russian  Конвенция о доступе к информации, участии общественности в процессе принятия решений и доступе к правосудию по вопросам, касающимся окружающей среды (Подлинный текст)  PDF Chinese  在环境问题上获得信息公众参与 决策和诉诸法律的公约 (正式联合国翻译)  PDF