Law No. 19/2006 ruling on access to information on environment issues. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário Da República—I Série-A No. 113, 12 June 2006, pp. 4140 - 4143. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Access-to-information Basic legislation Environmental planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Policy/planning Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Law composed of 20 articles, rules on access to environmental information, and is especially addressed to public authorities. The aim is to grant the right of access to information and to provide public awareness on environmental issues, also boosting the use of information technologies. In particular, it defines the measures to be adopted by public authorities, the required time and modality of information availability, the request procedures and related sanctions. Full text Portuguese