Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information

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European Union directive

Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information is a European Union law that grants the public broad rights to obtain environmental information from public authorities to promote transparency and support environmental protection.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Access to Environmental Information Directive	2
Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information	2
Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information canonical	2
Council Directive 90/313/EEC on the freedom of access to information on the environment	1
European Union environmental information and participation directives	1
Member States to ensure public access to environmental information held by or for public authorities	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9314510 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information
Context triple: [Environmental Information Regulations 2004, implements, Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information]

A. Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information
Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information is an EU law that sets common rules to facilitate the reuse of public sector data and documents for commercial and non-commercial purposes across member states.
B. Environmental Information Regulations 2004
The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 are UK regulations that give the public a right of access to environmental information held by public authorities, overseen and enforced by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
C. Directive 2004/23/EC
Directive 2004/23/EC is a key European Union law that sets quality and safety standards for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage, and distribution of human tissues and cells for medical use.
D. Directive 2004/24/EC
Directive 2004/24/EC is a European Union law that created a simplified registration and regulatory framework for traditional herbal medicinal products across EU member states.
E. Directive 2003/41/EC
Directive 2003/41/EC was the original EU framework setting prudential and supervision rules for institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) before being updated and replaced by the IORP II Directive.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information
Target entity description: Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information is a European Union law that grants the public broad rights to obtain environmental information from public authorities to promote transparency and support environmental protection.

A. Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information
Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information is an EU law that sets common rules to facilitate the reuse of public sector data and documents for commercial and non-commercial purposes across member states.
B. Environmental Information Regulations 2004
The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 are UK regulations that give the public a right of access to environmental information held by public authorities, overseen and enforced by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
C. Directive 2004/23/EC
Directive 2004/23/EC is a key European Union law that sets quality and safety standards for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage, and distribution of human tissues and cells for medical use.
D. Directive 2004/24/EC
Directive 2004/24/EC is a European Union law that created a simplified registration and regulatory framework for traditional herbal medicinal products across EU member states.
E. Directive 2003/41/EC
Directive 2003/41/EC was the original EU framework setting prudential and supervision rules for institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) before being updated and replaced by the IORP II Directive.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union directive ⓘ
adoptedBy	Council of the European Union ⓘ European Parliament ⓘ
adoptionDate	2003-01-28 ⓘ
aimsTo	guarantee the right of access to environmental information held by or for public authorities ⓘ improve the application of the Aarhus Convention in the EU ⓘ promote public awareness of environmental matters ⓘ promote public participation in environmental decision-making ⓘ
allows	certain exceptions to disclosure of environmental information ⓘ
appliesTo	environmental information held by public authorities ⓘ
bindingOn	EU Member States ⓘ linked to: Member States of the European Union
defines	applicant ⓘ environmental information ⓘ public authority ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	2003-02-14 ⓘ
exceptionCategory	confidentiality of commercial or industrial information ⓘ confidentiality of personal data ⓘ confidentiality of the proceedings of public authorities ⓘ intellectual property rights ⓘ international relations, public security or national defence ⓘ protection of the environment to which the information relates ⓘ the course of justice ⓘ
fullName	Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information ⓘ linked to: Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information
geographicalScope	territory of the European Union Member States ⓘ
implements	Aarhus Convention Article 4 ⓘ linked to: Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters Aarhus Convention Article 5 ⓘ linked to: Aarhus Convention
jurisdiction	European Union ⓘ
languageVersions	all official languages of the European Union ⓘ
legalBasis	Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Rome
obliges	Member States to ensure that public authorities make environmental information available on request ⓘ public authorities to actively and systematically disseminate environmental information ⓘ public authorities to respond to requests for environmental information within specified time limits ⓘ
officialJournalCitation	OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26–32 ⓘ
policyArea	access to information ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ
principle	interpretation of exceptions in a restrictive way ⓘ presumption in favour of disclosure ⓘ
publicationDateInOfficialJournal	2003-02-25 ⓘ
relatedTo	Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 ⓘ
repeals	Directive 90/313/EEC ⓘ
requires	Member States to ensure that practical arrangements are in place for access to environmental information ⓘ Member States to provide access to review procedures for applicants ⓘ that charges for supplying environmental information do not exceed a reasonable amount ⓘ that refusals of requests for environmental information are reasoned and subject to review ⓘ that review procedures are fair, equitable, timely and not prohibitively expensive ⓘ
requiresTranspositionBy	EU Member States ⓘ linked to: Member States of the European Union
shortName	Access to Environmental Information Directive ⓘ linked to: Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information
subjectMatter	public access to environmental information ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Environmental Information Regulations 2004 → implements → Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information ⓘ

EIR 2004 → implements → Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information ⓘ

Directive 2003/4/EC → fullName → Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information ⓘ