S.L. 549.39 Art. 10Dissemination of environmental information.

(1) The competent authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure that environmental information is actively and systematically disseminated to the public, in particular by means of computer communication and, or electronic technology, where available.

(2) The information to be made available and disseminated shall be updated as appropriate and shall include at least:

(a) texts of international treaties, conventions or agreements, and of Community, national, regional or local legislation, on the environment or relating to it;

(b) policies, plans and programmes relating to the environment;

(c) progress reports on the implementation of the items referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) when prepared or held in electronic form by public authorities;

(d) the reports on the state of the environment;

(e) data or summaries of data derived from the monitoring of activities affecting, or likely to affect, the environment;

(f) authorisations with a significant impact on the environment and environmental agreements or a reference to the place where such information can be requested or found in accordance with the provisions of these regulations;

(g) environmental impact studies and risk assessments concerning the state of the elements of the environment, such as air and atmosphere, water, soil, land, landscape and natural sites including wetlands, coastal and marine areas, biological diversity and its components, including genetically modified organisms, and the interaction among these elements or a reference to the place where the information can be requested or found in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.

(3) The competent authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, in the event of an imminent threat to human health or the environment, whether caused by human activities or due to natural causes, all information held by or for public authorities which could enable the public likely to be affected to take measures to prevent or mitigate harm arising from the threat is disseminated, immediately and without delay.

(4) The provisions of regulation 7 shall apply mutatis mutandis in relation to the duties imposed by this regulation.