49It is therefore apparent from both the Aarhus Convention and Directive 2003/4, that, in referring to ‘public authorities’, the authors intended to refer to administrative authorities, since within States it is those authorities that are usually required to hold environmental information in the exercise of their functions (see, to that effect, judgment of 14 February 2012, Flachglas Torgau, C‑204/09, EU:C:2012:71, paragraph 40).
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