Европейска схема

6. Public consultations

6.1 How is this national allocation plan made available to the public for comments? 6.2 How does the Member State provide for due account to be taken of any comments received before a decision on the allocation of allowances is taken? 6.3 If any comments from the public received during the first round of consultation have had significant influence on the national allocation plan, the Member State should summarize those comments and explain how they have been taken into account.

6.1 The businesses participated in the development of the NAP through representatives of their branch organizations in the inter-ministerial working group and they advocate the interests of the operators covered by the emission trading Directive.

Information about the development of Bulgaria’ NAP has been presented to the public through:

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  information campaigns organized by the MRDPW and the MEE;
  
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  specialized seminars organized by the Bulgarian Industrial Association, Bulgarian International Business Association and other NOGs;
  
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  training and workshop within the Dutch project.
  
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  media publications;
  
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  web-pages of the MOEW, MEE and MRDPW.
  

The various stages in the development of the NAP have been covered by the media which have provided information to the public and facilitated the public debate on this topic. The updated and well structured section on the development of the Nap at the MOEW web-site provide information to all who are interested in the topic..

6.2 After Bulgaria’s NAP has been published on the web-site of MOEW, a special link is available that allows all interested parties to send comments on the NAP within the given timeframe. Gathered comments are summarized by the MOEW and presented to the inter-ministerial working group responsible for the development of the NAP.

6.3 The inter-ministerial working group reviews all comments provided by the public and accepts or declines them with arguments. Results from the working group’s discussions are registered in protocols. To facilitate decision making, consultants from Netherlands and Bulgaria with proved international experience and capacity on climate change provide technical assistance to the working group. The WG will review all comments provided during public consultations and will make decisions, following the procedure described above.