Baden-Württemberg Environment Information Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Baden-Württemberg Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control Access-to-information Environmental fees/charges Data collection/reporting Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law - except article 7 - has entered into force on 14 March 2005. Article 7 enters into force on 14 March 2006. Abstract The purpose of the present Law is to establish a legal framework to allow a free public access to environmental information incumbent on certain entities due to provide them. Furthermore, such entities shall also ensure the dissemination of such information. The text consists of 7 articles as follows: Purpose of the Law, sphere of application (1); Entities due to provide free access to information on the environment (2); Access to and dissemination of environmental information (3); Legal protection (4); Fees and costs (5); Monitoring (6); Penalties (7). Full text German Website www.baden-wuerttemberg.de References - Legislation Implemented by Environment Information Law – Fees Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2006 Keyword: Pollution control, Environmental fees/charges, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX