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Overview

Jurisdiction: European Union
Topic: Environment
Instrument type: Directive
Reference number: 2003/4/EC
Valid from: 2003-02-14
Valid to: 2005-02-14
Modified date: 2026-08-06
Listed at: 2026-08-06
Withdrawn at: -
Description: Regulates public access to environmental information, its active dissemination, and related request, fee and review procedures.

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Source URL	Crawler	Publish date
https://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32003L0004	Manual

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Milestones

Date	Type	Description
2003-01-28	Adopted	Adoption of the Directive
Source reference: Final provision Source excerpt: Done at Brussels, 28 January 2003.
2003-02-14	Entry into Force	Entry into force of the Directive upon publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
Source reference: Article 12 Source excerpt: This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2004-02-14	Other	Deadline for the Commission to forward a reporting guidance document to Member States
Source reference: Article 9(1) Source excerpt: No later than 14 February 2004, the Commission shall forward to the Member States a guidance document setting out clearly the manner in which it wishes the Member States to report.
2005-02-14	Transposition Deadline	Deadline for Member States to bring into force the measures necessary for implementation
Source reference: Article 10 Source excerpt: Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 14 February 2005.
2005-02-14	Repeal	Repeal of Directive 90/313/EEC
Source reference: Article 11 Source excerpt: Directive 90/313/EEC is hereby repealed with effect from 14 February 2005.
2009-02-14	Other	Deadline for Member States to report on experience gained in applying the Directive
Source reference: Article 9(1) Source excerpt: Not later than 14 February 2009, Member States shall report on the experience gained in the application of this Directive.
2009-08-14	Other	Deadline for Member States to communicate the report to the Commission
Source reference: Article 9(1) Source excerpt: They shall communicate the report to the Commission not later than 14 August 2009.

Linked regulations

	Type	Regulation
	Repeals	Directive 90/313/EEC
	Source reference: Article 11 Source excerpt: Directive 90/313/EEC is hereby repealed with effect from 14 February 2005.
	Cites	Directive 95/46/EC
	Source reference: Article 4(2) Source excerpt: Within this framework, and for the purposes of the application of subparagraph (f), Member States shall ensure that the requirements of Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data are complied with(6).

Environmental Information Directive In force