Regulation (EU) 2021/17672020/0289(COD)COM(2020)642

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

Amending 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

Stage: In force, reached 8 Oct 2021
In force: In force since 28 Oct 2021 · CELEX 32021R1767
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Christian Doleschal (EPP)
Lead DG: DG ENV
Last activity: 8 Oct 2021

26 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 8 Oct 2021.

Show the earlier record: 6 dates, 14 Oct 2020 to 17 May 2021

14 Oct 2020
- Adoption by Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
19 Oct 2020
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
10 Dec 2020
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Access to Justice in Environmental matters, 33 responses · Commission
11 Dec 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
18 Dec 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
17 May 2021
- Plenary sitting

18 May 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
19 May 2021
- Debate in plenary
20 May 2021
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary sitting
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
23 Jul 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
4 Oct 2021
- Plenary sitting
5 Oct 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary sitting
6 Oct 2021
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Signed
8 Oct 2021
- Published in the Official Journal

6 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Christian Doleschal	EPP	DE	ENVI
Shadow rapporteur	Anna Zalewska	ECR	PL	ENVI
Shadow rapporteur	Marie Toussaint	Greens/EFA	FR	ENVI
Shadow rapporteur	Martin Hojsík	Renew	SK	ENVI
Shadow rapporteur	Milan Brglez	S&D	SI	ENVI
Rapporteur for opinion	Jiří Pospíšil	EPP	CZ	JURI

48 amendments

Amendments

Tabled between 12 May 2021 and 29 Sept 2021. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

ENVI35

Covers 35 of the 48 amendments.

By author

Marie Toussaint · Greens/EFA4
Silvia Sardone · ID4
Anna Zalewska3
Pascal Canfin2

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 13 of the 48 amendments.

By article

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)2
Recital 102
Recital 12 a (new)2
Recital 4 a (new)2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)1

Show 20 more provisions

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new)1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 e (new)1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 f (new)1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 g (new)1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point (a)1
Paragraph 1 a (new)1
Recital 10 a (new)1
Recital 10 b (new)1
Recital 10 c (new)1
Recital 10 d (new)1
Recital 11 a (new)1
Recital 121
Recital 12 b (new)1
Recital 12 c (new)1
Recital 12 d (new)1
Recital 13 a (new)1
Recital 141
Recital 21
Recital 31

Covers 40 of the 48 amendments.

13 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A9-0152/2021Parliament
Proposal · COM(2020)0642Parliament
Proposal · COM(2020)0643Parliament
Agenda · GEDA/A/(2021)003840Parliament
Text adopted · OJ L 356 08.10.2021, p. 0001Commission
Committee opinion · PE661.912Parliament
Report · PE662.051Parliament
Amendments · PE689.651Parliament
Agenda · PE696.418Parliament
Text adopted · Regulation 2021/1767Commission
Text adopted · SP(2021)677Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0254/2021Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0397/2021Parliament

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.

Consultation	Feedback deadline	Feedback received
Access to Justice in Environmental matters Who filed what · Follow the consultation	10 Dec 2020	208

Summary

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This amendment aligns EU institutions with the Aarhus Convention by strengthening public access to justice in environmental matters. It primarily affects environmental NGOs and citizens challenging administrative acts with environmental impact. The legislation was adopted and entered into force in October 2021.

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