Environment Information Act. País/Territorio Alemania Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2004 (2017) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 49, 5 November 2014, pp. 1643-1648. Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Legislación básica Acceso-a-la-información Tarifas/cánones relativos al medio ambiente Recopilación de datos/informes Cumplimiento/aplicación Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Occidental Resumen The purpose of the present Act is to transpose the 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 of 28 January 2003 into German law. In particular, the Act is to ensure free access to the information on the environment possessed by authorities and the diffusion of this information, as well as to lay down the fundamental prerequisites according to which information of this nature is to be made available. Article 3 contains the definition of certain terms such as "Authority" and "information about the environment”, “measures or activities”. The text consists of 14 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Access to information upon application (2); Reasons to decline an application (3); Diffusion of information on the environment (4); Final provisions (5). Texto completo Alemán Página web www.bgbl.de Referencias - Legislación Implementa 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 Legislación | Unión Europea | 2003 Palabra clave: Acceso-a-la-información, Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos, Gobernanza, Recopilación de datos/informes, Acceso-a-la-justicia, Legislación básica Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX