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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.

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