Nordrhein-Westfalen Environment Information Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Nordrhein-Westfalen Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control Access-to-information Environmental fees/charges Data collection/reporting Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Basic legislation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 18 April 2007. Abstract The purpose of the present Law is to establish a legal framework to allow a free public access to environmental information incumbent on certain entities due to provide them. Furthermore, such entities shall also ensure the dissemination of such information. The text – consisting of 7 articles - deals with the following issues: principles, definition of terms, right of access to information and its dissemination, legal protection, environmental report, costs and fees, report on the effects of the present Law and entry into force. Full text German Website www.nrw.de