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Environment Information Act - EIA.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Legislation
Date
1993 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Federal 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
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, 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 environment must also be entered in a catalogue by the Ministry of the Environment and placed at the disposal of the public for reference purposes. The data may also be published. The operators of certain polluting installations or installation posing a serious environmental risk are required to submit to the Ministry of the Environment all the information required for the purposes of assessing the ecological impact of their activities.

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

Amended by

Act amending the Environment Information Act.

Legislation | Austria | 2005

Keyword: Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

EIA - Amendment 1999.

Legislation | Austria | 1999

Keyword: Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, EIA

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

EIA - Amendment 2003.

Legislation | Austria | 2003

Keyword: Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, EIA

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Federal Act amending the Environment Information Act.

Legislation | Austria | 2015

Keyword: Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Hazards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX