28The answer to Question 1 is therefore that, for the interpretation of Articles 2(2) and 9(4) of the Aarhus Convention, it is permissible to take the Aarhus Convention Implementation Guide into consideration, but that Guide has no binding force and does not have the normative effect of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention.
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