Environment Information Act - EIA. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 1993 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleFederal Act concerning access to information on the environment. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Basic legislation Access-to-information Data collection/reporting EIA Access-to-justice Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract This Act regulates the procedures and conditions under which the general public may acquire access to environmental information kept by public bodies. Save for restrictions imposed by the need to keep certain information confidential, data on natural resources (air, soil, water, fauna, flora) and on pollution (waste, noise, etc.) are freely accessible to the public, who may obtain it upon oral or written application. The public may challenge refusals to supply this information. Data on the envir Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Implemented by Incidents Reporting Ordinance. Legislation | Austria | 1994 (2004) Keyword: Pollution control, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX