Law No. 19/2006 ruling on access to information on environment issues. Pays/Territoire Portugal Type du document Législation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Diário Da República—I Série-A No. 113, 12 June 2006, pp. 4140 - 4143. Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Accès-à-l'information Législation de base Planification environnementale Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Politique/planification Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Sud Résumé 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. Texte intégral Portugais