| Party (State of origin) | Affected Party (State) |
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| Bulgaria | Austria, Romania, Serbia |
| Activity (Project) |
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| Lifetime extension of units 5 and 6 of Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria |
| SUMMARY |
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On the basis of information provided by the non-governmental organisation Actiunea pentru Renasterea Craiovei (Romania) on 13 March 2018 regarding the lifetime extension of units 5 and 6 of Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, approximately 3 km from the border with Romania and information gathered by the Committee from Bulgaria, as party of origin, Austria, Romania and Serbia, as potentially affected Parties, the Committee began at its fifty-second session (Geneva (online), 29-31 March 2022) a Committee initiative further to paragraph 6 of the Committee’s structure and functions. |
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The Committee agreed that the activity in question constituted a major change to an activity listed in appendix I to the Convention that was likely to cause a significant adverse transboundary impact; and that the information made available to it gave rise to a profound suspicion of non-compliance by Bulgaria with its obligations under articles 2 (3) and 3 (1) of the Convention in respect of the lifetime extension of units 5 and 6 of Kozloduy nuclear power plant. |
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Further to paragraph 9 of the Committee’s structure and functions, the Committee invited Austria, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia to take part at its fifty-third session (Geneva (online), 10–13 May 2022) to participate in the discussion and to present information and opinions regarding the activity. |
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The Committee welcomed the delegations of Austria, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia to its fifty-third session. It then posed questions to seek clarification on the countries’ positions further to written replies received from Austria, on 26 April 2022, from Bulgaria, on 29 April 2022, from Romania, on 4 May 2022, and from Serbia, on 6 May 2022. |
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The Committee prepared at its fifty-fourth session (Geneva, 4–7 October 2022) the draft findings and recommendations and agreed on them by electronic decision-making procedure on 3 November 2022. In accordance with paragraph 9 of the Committee’s structure and functions, the Governments of Bulgaria, Austria, Romania, and Serbia were invited to provide their comments and representations to the draft by 3 January 2023. |