Regarding the supermarket close to the Grand-Duchy of Luxemburg

According to our legislation, a information meeting with has for purpose the presentation of the project and to offer to the population to submit requests or alternatives which have to be include in the EIA has been organized October 2 2003. The 2 cities close to the site are GRASS and STERPENICH. The population of those villages were invited to the meeting.

After the realisation of the EIA, a public inquiry was held from December 17 2003 to January 1 2004. The municipalities of the G-D of Luxemburg likely to be affected by the project have been invited to participate. At the end of this inquiry 7 letters with observation or complaint were received from individuals, associations and municipalities.

Due to the fact that the legal dispositions were not fully respected because the record was not transmitted to the administration of the G-D of Luxemburg, the record with the EIA has been send January 25 2004 to the Ministry of the environment, the Ministry of the foreign affairs, foreign market, cooperation and defence and municipality of Steinfort and it has been decide do organize a second public inquiry from March 2 2004 to April 1 2004.

A notice for this second public inquiry has also been sending to the municipalities of , Steinfort, Clemency, Septfontaines, Hobscheid, and Beckerich. At the end of this inquiry, six letters and one fax have been recorded coming from individuals, association and municipalities.

In parallel meetings were held in Steinfort in order to study the management of the wastewater coming from the project and going to the Eisch river. The first meeting was held December 5 2003 and other in January 7 and 26 2004 also in February 9 2004. The participants to those meeting were : municipality of Steinfort, technical service of Steinfort, department of water management of the G-D of Luxemburg, engineering offices from G-D of Luxemburg and , architectural office of the proponent and work department of the municipality of (Belgium).

Taking the observations in consideration, the competent authority grants the permit under condition. May 2004 and the decision was send to the authorities mentioned here above. According to the law seven appeals were regularly introduced in which six are issued from G- D of Luxemburg: - Minister of the environment - Municipality of Clemency - Municipality of Garnich - lokalinitiativ ASBL - mouvement écologique ASBL - Mr. Turmes and one from a Belgian NGO : Inter environnement wallonie Regarding the estate centre close to .

Due to the holiday's period, I don't have all the information concerning this project but I can say that for the information meting prior the redaction of the EIA the French municipalities of NEUVILLE-EN-FERRAIN, , , , LYS-LEZ-LANNOY and were invited.

After the EIA, a public inquiry was organized (30 days duration); the notice with the record and the EIA has been send to the municipalities mentioned here above and to the Prefect of the North Prefecture. The Minister of the environment in Paris was advised of the project with a copy of the mails send to the authorities mentioned here above.

The final decision has been notified to the foreign authorities. Some appeals were introduced by Belgian citizen. The minister of the land use planning grants the permit but his decision has been contested and a second appeal to the Council of State has been introduced. The decision of the Court is still pending.