Environment Information Act (UIG). Country/Territory Liechtenstein Document type Legislation Date 2012 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt, No. 344, 15 November 2012, 7 pp Subject Environment gen. Keyword Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Governance Data collection/reporting Access-to-justice Access-to-information Court/tribunal Dispute settlement Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Basic legislation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Act enters into force 1 January 2013. Abstract The purpose of the present Act is to: a) guarantee the right of access to environmental information; b) promote the availability and dissemination of environmental information; c) transpose into national legislation the Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on public access to environmental information of 19 September 2012. The text consists of 11 articles as follows: Purpose (1); Reserved right (2); Concepts and designation (3); Access to environmental information (4); Grounds for refusal (5); Facilitating access to environmental information (6); Dissemination of environmental information (7); Legal remedies (8); Amendment of designation (9); Repeal of existing legislation (10); Entry into force (11). Full text German Website www.gesetze.li 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