In Belgium, the three pillars of the Aarhus Convention bring into play authority falling under multiple levels of power.
For the most part, environmental issues have been transferred to the three Regions constituting the federated entities within the Federal State which was created as a result of institutional reforms in 1993.
As a result, from the point of view of its Belgian application, the Convention is mixed. Each authority concerned is responsible for implementing the Convention insofar as it concerns them. Belgium only acceded to the status of Party to the Convention when each of the various Belgian parliaments concerned gave its approval (read the text of 17 December 2002 (FR); (NL), Walloon Regional Decree of 13 June 2002, Flemish Regional Decree of 6 December 2002, Brussels Order of 7 November 2002 consenting to the Convention).
Implementation in Belgium: pillars and authorities concerned
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For more information: Environmental matters within the Belgian federal context