Directive 2003/4/EC
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Directive 2003/4/EC is a European Union law that guarantees public access to environmental information held by public authorities, implementing the Aarhus Convention’s access-to-information pillar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Directive 2003/4/EC canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9314509 — 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 Context triple: [Environmental Information Regulations 2004, basedOn, Directive 2003/4/EC]
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A.
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.
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B.
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setting prudential and supervision rules for institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) before being updated and replaced by the IORP II Directive.
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C.
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.
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D.
Directive 94/45/EC
Directive 94/45/EC is a European Union directive that established the framework for setting up European Works Councils to ensure employees are informed and consulted in companies operating in multiple EU member states.
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E.
Directive 2006/17/EC
Directive 2006/17/EC is a European Union measure that sets technical requirements for the donation, procurement, and testing of human tissues and cells used for medical purposes.
- 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 Target entity description: Directive 2003/4/EC is a European Union law that guarantees public access to environmental information held by public authorities, implementing the Aarhus Convention’s access-to-information pillar.
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Directive 94/45/EC
Directive 94/45/EC is a European Union directive that established the framework for setting up European Works Councils to ensure employees are informed and consulted in companies operating in multiple EU member states.
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E.
Directive 2006/17/EC
Directive 2006/17/EC is a European Union measure that sets technical requirements for the donation, procurement, and testing of human tissues and cells used for medical purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | European Union directive ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Council of the European Union
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European Parliament ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2003-01-28 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure that environmental information is systematically available and disseminated
ⓘ
improve public participation in environmental matters ⓘ promote transparency in environmental decision-making ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Member States of the European Union ⓘ |
| basedOn | principle of access to information ⓘ |
| covers |
environmental information held by public authorities
ⓘ
environmental information held for public authorities ⓘ |
| defines |
environmental information
ⓘ
practical arrangements for access to environmental information ⓘ public authorities ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceDate | 2003-02-14 ⓘ |
| fullName | Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
European Union Member States
ⓘ
linked to:
Member States of the European Union
|
| guarantees | right of access to environmental information for any applicant without having to state an interest ⓘ |
| implements |
Aarhus Convention access-to-information pillar
ⓘ
Article 4 of the Aarhus Convention ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| languageVersions | all official languages of the European Union ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Treaty establishing the European Community
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Rome
|
| legalForm | directive ⓘ |
| number | 2003/4/EC ⓘ |
| OJNumber | 41 ⓘ |
| OJPageStart | 26 ⓘ |
| OJSeries | L ⓘ |
| policyArea |
access to information
ⓘ
environment ⓘ good administration ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2003-02-14 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Official Journal of the European Union ⓘ |
| repeals |
Council Directive 90/313/EEC on the freedom of access to information on the environment
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Directive 90/313/EEC ⓘ |
| requires |
Member States to ensure public access to environmental information held by or for public authorities
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Member States to ensure that environmental information is available in electronic databases or via the internet ⓘ Member States to ensure that environmental information is progressively made available and disseminated to the public ⓘ Member States to provide review procedures in case of refusal of access ⓘ |
| setsOut |
grounds for refusing access to environmental information
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procedural requirements for handling requests for environmental information ⓘ time limits for responding to requests for environmental information ⓘ |
| shortName | Access to Environmental Information Directive ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
environmental protection
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public access to environmental information ⓘ |
| transpositionDeadline | 2005-02-14 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Directive 2003/4/EC Description of subject: Directive 2003/4/EC is a European Union law that guarantees public access to environmental information held by public authorities, implementing the Aarhus Convention’s access-to-information pillar.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.