Public access to environmental information (repeal. Directive 90/313/EEC)

The committee adopted the report by Anneli KORHOLA (EPP-ED, FIN) amending the Council's common position under the 2nd reading of the codecision procedure. It retabled a large number of amendments adopted by Parliament at 1st reading which had not been taken up by the Council. These mainly concerned stricter deadlines for supplying information, exemptions, the pro-active dissemination of information and the quality of information. The committee also wanted Member States to transpose the directive into their national legislation one year after its entry into force, rather than two years as specified in the proposal.�