34It is clear from both the Aarhus Convention itself and Directive 2003/4, the purpose of which is to implement that Convention in EU law, that, by referring to ‘public authorities’, their authors intended to designate not judicial authorities, in particular courts, but, as the Court has previously held, only administrative authorities since, within States, it is they which are normally required, in the exercise of their functions, to hold environmental information (see, to that effect, judgment of 14 February 2012, Flachglas Torgau, C‑204/09, EU:C:2012:71, paragraph 40).
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