He indicated that the principles of the Aarhus Convention had been quite controversial in the negotiations and that it was clear that as far as public participation was concerned, the scope of the protocol would be limited to public participation in strategic environmental assessment.
L'intervenant a signalé que les principes de la Convention d'Aarhus avaient prêté à controverse au cours des négociations et que, dans le protocole, la participation du public se limiterait à l'évidence à l'évaluation des incidences des décisions stratégiques sur l'environnement.