translate English to French: Through the “Environment for Europe” process, members of the public had already been involved in the drafting of the UNECE guidelines for public participation prior to the 1995 Conference in Sofia./ They then continued in developing the framework and participating in the negotiation of the Convention that was ultimately signed at the 1998 Conference in Aarhus, Denmark.
Le public a ensuite été associé à l'élaboration du cadre et à la négociation de la Convention qui a été signée à la Conférence d'Aarhus tenue en 1998 au Danemark.