GENEVA (Reuters) -Legal experts of a U.N. environmental convention decided on Wednesday to consider a case brought by members of the public raising concerns about the environmental impact of hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics in France.

The case, submitted by the Citizens’ Collective JOP2030 – which includes alpine residents and environmentalists, as well as other associations, alleges that France did not comply with several articles of the legally binding Aarhus Convention.

The United Nations agreement, which has 48 member states, including the EU, seeks to protect transparency, public participation and justice in environmental matters. Its Compliance Committee, composed of independent legal experts, on Wednesday declared the case admissible.

The groups that brought the case contend that

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