Policy and Legislation

• The eEurope+ Final Progress Report (Pdf 1.14Mb) provides an overview of the progress made by acceding and candidate countries in implementing the overall eEurope+ objectives and targets (February 2004)
• Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament (Pdf 113Kb) and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC
• Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament (Pdf 132Kb) and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC.
• A Sustainable e-Europe: Can ICT Create Economic, Social and Environmental Value? Final Report. London May 22, 2002 (MSWord, 73Kb)
• 6th Environmental Action Programme of the European Community: Environment 2010: Our Future, Our Choice (2002)
• EC use of electronic tools in implementing the Aarhus Convention, 2001 (MSWord, 40KB)
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention to EC institutions and bodies, COM(2003) 622 final (Pdf, 250Kb)
• Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Aarhus Convention, COM(2003) 625 final (Pdf, 250Kb)
• eEurope 2002 (Pdf, 111Kb). An Information Society for All. DG Information Society Action Plan, December 1999
• Next Steps in Radio Spectrum Policy - Results of the Public Consultation on the Green Paper 10 November, 1999. (Pdf, 126Kb)
  New commercial networks based on radio technology include mobile and satellite broadband networks which may combine telephony, data transmission, internet applications and positioning functions to provide new value added services.
• Legislative proposals for a new Regulatory Framework for electronic communications, 12 July 2000
• Joint ESA/EC Document on a European Strategy for Space, the second highest category. (Pdf, 62Kb) (including Annex) (Pdf, 147Kb)
  Although at first glance perhaps not an obvious electronic tools link, the satellite industry is set to grow enormously over the coming decades. The market for satellite imagery is estimated at USD 2bn, while for telecommunications as much as USD 100bn. Earth observation constitutes sixteen percent of European civil expenditures on space.
• OECD Recommendation on Environmental Information (C(98) 67[final]) (PDF, 14KB)
• Search other legislation relating to access to environmental information.
  

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