Law No. 10.650 on access-to-information available in the bodies composing the National System for Environment (Sisnama). Pays/Territoire Brésil Type du document Législation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Accès-à-l'information Législation de base Collecte de données/déclarations Planification environnementale Politique/planification Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 45 days after its publication. Résumé This Law, consisting of 10 articles, rules on access-to-information available in the bodies composing the National System for Environment (Sisnama). Such bodies are compelled to allow public access to documents and administrative processes regarding environmental issues and to provide all environmental information available. The Law lists the main topics subject to this requirement, such as, for instance: environmental quality; policies and programmes producing environmental impacts; results of pollution monitoring and control activities; accidents or emergencies affecting the environment; liquid and gas effluents’ emissions; and biological diversity. The Law requires that all bodies composing Sisnama shall prepare and disseminate annual reports on all environmental parameters concerned. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.planalto.gov.br