Flachglas Torgau GmbH v Federal Republic of Germany: (Case C-204/09); [2012] WLR (D) 45
“The option given to member states pursuant to the first sentence of the second sub-paragraph of article 2(2) of Parliament and Council Directive 2003/4/EC of not regarding ‘bodies or institutions acting in a … legislative capacity’ as ‘public authorities’ responsible for guaranteeing access to environmental information, could be applied to ministries to the extent that they participated in the legislative process, in particular by tabling draft laws or giving opinions.”
WLR Daily, 14th February 2012
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