Natura Montenegrina No 4, 2005

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HARMONIZATION OF MONTENEGRIN LEGAL RULES WITH THE EU LAW

IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Maja KOSTIĆ-MANDIĆ^[1]

Synopsis

Although present in the Montenegrin legislation the public participation concept until recently hasn’t been fully developed, which certainly had made its implementation more difficult. However, by enacting The Law on Public Administration and the Law on Local Self Government, and by preparing the Draft Law on Free Access to Information, the legal framework for public participation regarding the work of the public administration even in the field of environment is being set.

The work on the Project for the Development of Environmental Legislation in Serbia and Montenegro (Yugolex), aiming at harmonization of the domestic legislation with the EU legislation and its implementation is of special importance. The concept of public participation is addressed in details in three draft laws: on environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental impact assessment and integrated prevention and control of the pollution.

Key words: access to information, public participation, access to justice, Montenegrin legislation, EU directives, environmental impact assessment.

Sinopsis

HARMONIZACIJA PRAVA RCG SA PRAVOM EU U OBLASTI UČEŠĆA JAVNOSTI

Koncept učešća javnosti u odlučivanju, iako prisutan u pozitivnom pravu RCG, do skoro nije bio na zadovoljavajući način razrađen, što je značajno otežavalo njegovu primjenu. Donošenjem Zakona o državnoj upravi i Zakona o lokalnoj samoupravi, kao i radom na formulisanju Zakona o slobodnom pristupu informacijama stvara se kvalitetniji pravni okvir za efektivnu primjenu učešća javnosti u odlučivanju uopšte, pa i u oblasti životne sredine. 

Od posebnog značaja je rad na razvoju propisa u oblasti životne sredine koji ima za cilj usaglašavanje propisa Srbije i Crne Gore i važećih propisa EU i njihovo praktično sprovođenje, a u okviru  «Yugolex» projekta. Koncept učešća javnosti detaljno je razrađen nacrtima propisa za RCG koji se odnose na: procjenu uticaja na životnu sredinu, stratešku procjenu uticaja na životnu sredinu, integrisanu prevenciju i kontrolu zagađenja i slobodni pristup informacijama u oblasti životne sredine.

Ključne riječi: pristup informacijama, učešće javnosti, pravna zaštita, zakonodavstvo RCG, direktive, procjena uticaja