Law No. 19/2006 ruling on access to information on environment issues. País/Territorio Portugal Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2006 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Diário Da República—I Série-A No. 113, 12 June 2006, pp. 4140 - 4143. Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Acceso-a-la-información Legislación básica Planificación ambiental Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Política/planificación Área geográphica Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Atlántico Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Meridional Resumen 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. Texto completo Portugués