Tyrol Environment Monitoring Law. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Tirol Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAct on the monitoring of the environment and participation of the public in environment plans and programmes. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control EIA Environmental planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Law is to assess the environmental impact of certain plans and programmes liable to cause harmful effect on the environment, to promote a high degree of environmental protection to ensure a sustainable development, the participation of the public in the calculation of the environmental impact assessment. The text consists of 12 articles dealing with sphere of application, definition of terms, administrative proceedings, reports on the state of the environment, particip Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at