Eva Glawischnig and Bundesminister für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen. Country/Territory Austria Type of court International court Date Jun 12, 2003 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name European Court of Justice Seat of court Luxembourg Judge Wathelet, M.Edward, D.A.O.La Pergola, A.Jann, P.Rosas, A.Tizzano, A. Reference number C-316/01 Language German Subject Waste & hazardous substances, Environment gen. Keyword Emission standards Water quality standards Environmental standards Standards Effluent waste standards Noise standards GMO Ecolabelling Access-to-information Abstract The Court ruled on the interpretation of the Council Directive 90/313/EEC on the freedom of access to information on the environment. Article 2(a) is to be interpreted as meaning that the name of the manufacturer and the product description of foodstuffs which have been the subject of administrative measures for controlling compliance with Regulation 1139/98 concerning the compulsory indication [in] the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms, the number of administrative penalties imposed following those measures, and the producers and products concerned by such penalties do not constitute information relating to the environment within the meaning of this provision. Full text liste.jsf