Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information
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Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information is a European Union law that grants the public broad rights to obtain environmental information from public authorities to promote transparency and support environmental protection.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Directive 2003/4/EC | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | European Union directive ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Council of the European Union
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European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2003-01-28 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guarantee the right of access to environmental information held by or for public authorities
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improve the application of the Aarhus Convention in the EU ⓘ promote public awareness of environmental matters ⓘ promote public participation in environmental decision-making ⓘ |
| allows | certain exceptions to disclosure of environmental information ⓘ |
| appliesTo | environmental information held by public authorities ⓘ |
| bindingOn | EU Member States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
applicant
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environmental information ⓘ public authority ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 2003-02-14 ⓘ |
| exceptionCategory |
confidentiality of commercial or industrial information
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confidentiality of personal data ⓘ confidentiality of the proceedings of public authorities ⓘ intellectual property rights ⓘ international relations, public security or national defence ⓘ protection of the environment to which the information relates ⓘ the course of justice ⓘ |
| fullName | Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | territory of the European Union Member States ⓘ |
| implements |
Aarhus Convention Article 4
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Aarhus Convention Article 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| languageVersions | all official languages of the European Union ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Treaty establishing the European Community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obliges |
Member States to ensure that public authorities make environmental information available on request
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public authorities to actively and systematically disseminate environmental information ⓘ public authorities to respond to requests for environmental information within specified time limits ⓘ |
| officialJournalCitation | OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26–32 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
access to information
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environmental protection ⓘ |
| principle |
interpretation of exceptions in a restrictive way
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presumption in favour of disclosure ⓘ |
| publicationDateInOfficialJournal | 2003-02-25 ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repeals | Directive 90/313/EEC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
Member States to ensure that practical arrangements are in place for access to environmental information
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Member States to provide access to review procedures for applicants ⓘ that charges for supplying environmental information do not exceed a reasonable amount ⓘ that refusals of requests for environmental information are reasoned and subject to review ⓘ that review procedures are fair, equitable, timely and not prohibitively expensive ⓘ |
| requiresTranspositionBy | EU Member States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Access to Environmental Information Directive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | public access to environmental information ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Environmental Information Regulations 2004
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implements
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Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information
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