Letter of Intent

LETTER OF INTENT Call for tenders: ENV/2020/OP/0026 Cooperation with national judges in the field of environmental law Name: Mr Andraš Tšitškan Function: head of the legal information and judicial training department Institution: Supreme Court of Estonia Contact details (address, telephone, e-mail address): 17 Lossi St, Tartu, 50093, Estonia; phone number +372 7309 075; e-mail [email protected]. Declaration: In the event of a successful outcome to the application for tender currently being prepared by the Academy of European Law (ERA), I would like to express the availability of my institution:  to raise awareness at national level of the training modules on EU environmental law developed in the framework of this project;  to seek advice and assistance of ERA, if needed, when using the said training modules for domestic training activities;  to seek assistance of ERA in updating/improving the EU dimension of existing national training materials on environmental law issues;  to collect and process applications from trainers/judges interested in participating in the workshop(s) organised by ERA within the project, and provide ERA with a “priority list”, if requested, so that a selection can be made;  to assist with the implementation of – and possibly host – environmental law workshops for a group of judges from my jurisdiction (hereinafter ‘tailor-made’ workshops) and/or together with judges from other EU jurisdictions (hereinafter ‘traditional’ workshops);  if possible, to appoint one national expert – if possible a judicial trainer – who will be able to speak at some of the workshops, if requested, and/or who would be involved in the development of the training modules;  to propose environmental law themes which could be the subject of tailor-made or traditional workshops organised with ERA;  to inform ERA of training needs in the field of environmental law identified at national level. Reasons why my institution is suitable to play this role: The Supreme Court of Estonia ascertains the training needs of judges, prepares their training programmes and organises the implementation of thereof. The Supreme Court is also responsible for the selection of Estonian participants regarding judicial trainings taking place abroad. Authorised signatory legally representing the partner organisation: Ms Kerdi Raud director of the Supreme Court of Estonia 21 August 2020 (signed digitally) 17 Lossi St, 50093 Tartu, ESTONIA. Tel +372 730 9002, e-mail: [email protected] www.riigikohus.ee