The Legal and ICZM Expert Group was set up to coordinate, direct and support the drafting of the new national legislation on ICZM. The Expert Group currently comprises recognized national experts lead by the Project key legal and ICZM experts (List of Legal and ICZM Expert Group).
Minutes of the Expert Group meetings can be downloaded here: Minutes of meeting on 29 February 2008 Minutes of meeting on 17 March 2008 Minutes of meeting on 19 March 2008 Minutes of meeting on 23 May 2008
The joint ICZM and Legal Expert Group have been prepared a draft Coastal Zone Law, which was submitted to the Ministry in July. The Ministry expressed its appreciation of the results of the activities undertaken by the joint Working Group, and provided its written comments to the draft prepared by the Project.
On the 11th of November 2008 a joint ICZM and Legal Expert Group meeting with the Ministry (MEP) representatives took place at the Ministry premises. (List of Participants)
The first draft Regulations on Functional Zoning developed by the Project has been introduced to the Ministry. The Ministry underlined the importance of the development of such Regulations and is expected to provide its comments.
On 16 March 2009 the ECBSea project team was conducting a stakeholder workshop on Legislation on Coastal Zone Management in Kyiv. The representatives of Ukrainian central and regional executive authorities: ministries, regional state administrations in oblasts, city administrations, local agencies as well as research institutes and NGOs participated in this event.The second version of The Draft Law of Ukraine on Coastal Zone, developed by the ECBSea international and national experts was presented at the meeting and discussed by the participants. All the comments will be taken into consideration; the draft law will be revised and will be presented to the Ministry and participants.
Agenda of the meeting
List of participants
Minutes
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Power Point Presentations:
Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Territorial Planning
French Legislation on Coastal Zones
The Example of Crimea: Conflicts in Coastal Zone
Draft Law of Ukraine on Coastal Zone
Territorial development and planning of coastal zones
On June 2, 2009, the legal ICZM Working Group meeting was held at the Project office. The aim of the meeting was to discuss further improvement of the Draft Law of Ukraine on Coastal Zone , developed by the Project and submitted to the Ministry of the Environmental Protection of Ukraine at an earlier stage. Following the discussion at the Legal Stakeholder Meeting on 16 March, 2009, the Project decided to consider and include the relevant comments to the Draft Law maid by the Ministry and other stakeholder representatives.
Minutes of the Meeting
The ECBSea project has recently come up with another document prepared following the decision made of the fourth Steering Committee meeting (April 28, 2009, Kyiv). These are Guidelines on Territory Planning in Coastal Zone. The Guidelines provide ideas and suggestions on terminology system, planning principles, functional zoning, protection and rational use of the coastal zone including water area, based on national legislation in force and in line with the approach exercised in the Draft Law of Ukraine on Coastal Zone developed by the project legal working group of experts. The Guidelines document also includes the procedure of the development, coordination and approval of the Scheme of the Territory Planning in Coastal Zone, as well as suggests its structure and contents.
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