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Revision as of 22:15, 29 November 2011


Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
Duration: 1998 - ongoing
Scope: Global
Policy area: Environment
Legal status:
Type of instrument:
Form of instrument:
Language: English, French
URL: Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters website
Format: html
Access: Free
Publisher: UNECE
Country(ies): Switzerland
Date: 3/11/2011

The Convention lays down precise rights and duties regarding access to information, including deadlines for providing information and the grounds on which public authorities may refuse access to certain types of information.

Objective To keep citizens informed about and involved in environmental matters and to improve the application of environmental legislation
Target - Policy and/or legal framework - Monitoring, assessing and reporting -


Keywords Aarhus Convention, environmental policy and legislation, environmental information, information services, public participation, access to information
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