Act no. 205/2004 on the collection and dissemination of environmental information. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Legislation Date 2004 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Laws No. 205 of 2004. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Basic legislation Access-to-information Data collection/reporting Registration Hazardous substances Emissions Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes The Act enters into force on 1 July 2004. Abstract The Act, which is composed of ten Sections and three Annexes, establishes conditions and procedures concerning the collection and dissemination of environmental information by public authorities and other legal entities specified in this Act. Environmental information is defined as any information contained in texts, graphical, audiovisual, electronic or any other material support and concerning the information specified in article 2. The Act sets up the national register of polluting substances released into the environment, which is a database containing information received periodically from enterprises running the activities specified in Annex 1. The register contains information on emissions of the polluting substances specified in Annex 2. Annex 3 contains the list of European Community regulations implemented by this Act. Full text Slovak Website www.zakonypreludi.sk References - Legislation Implements Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC Legislation | European Union | 2003 Keyword: Access-to-information, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Governance, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-justice, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree implementing the Act on the collection and dissemination of environmental information. Legislation | Slovakia | 2007 Keyword: Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Hazardous substances, Emissions Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree implementing the Act on the collection and dissemination of environmental information. Legislation | Slovakia | 2010 Keyword: Access-to-information, Hazardous substances, Emissions, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Act amending and supplementing the Act on the collection and dissemination of environmental information. Legislation | Slovakia | 2009 Keyword: Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Hazardous substances, Emissions Source: FAO, FAOLEX