Bavarian Environment Information Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Bayern Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Basic legislation Pollution control Access-to-information Environmental fees/charges Data collection/reporting Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings 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 enters into force on 1 January 2007. 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 provide to disseminate such information. The text consists of 14 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Access to information on application (II); Dissemination of environmental information (III); Final provisions(IV). Full text German Website www.bayern.de