Nordrhein-Westfalen Environment Information Law. Pays/Territoire Allemagne Sous-division territoriale Nordrhein-Westfalen Type du document Législation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Lutte contre la pollution Accès-à-l'information Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement Collecte de données/déclarations Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Infractions/sanctions Législation de base Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Ouest Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 18 April 2007. Résumé The purpose of the present Law is to establish a legal framework to allow a free public access to environmental information incumbent on certain entities due to provide them. Furthermore, such entities shall also ensure the dissemination of such information. The text – consisting of 7 articles - deals with the following issues: principles, definition of terms, right of access to information and its dissemination, legal protection, environmental report, costs and fees, report on the effects of the present Law and entry into force. Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.nrw.de