Currently, in Romania, a range of laws and directives ensure that the public has access to information, particularly environmental information. Law No. 544/2001 guarantees free access to public interest information.
Governmental Decision No. 1115/2002, on freedom of public access to information was promulgated to transpose EU Directive 99/313 and to provide specific modalities for operationalizing Law No. 544/2001. GD 1112/2002 requires every public authority that holds environmental information to disseminate or to make available this information by request. A database containing the environmental information that is held by the public authorities is under development. Other laws mandating free access to environmental information by the public include Law No. 137/1995 on Environmental Protection, Law No. 86/2000 ratifying the Aarhus Convention, and Order of the Minister of Waters and Environmental Protection No. 1325/2000 regarding public participation, through its representatives, in the drafting of plans, programmes, policies, and legislation in the environmental field. In addition, Law No. 29/1990 provides for a contentious administrative procedure that provides access to justice. This administrative process is also a means by which the public can enforce its right to information.
For more information, see http://www.mappm.ro (in Romanian, with contact information in English).