administrative actmeans any non-legislative act adopted by a Union institution or body, which has legal and external effects and contains provisions that may contravene environmental law within the meaning of point (f) of Article 2(1);
administrative omissionmeans any failure of a Union institution or body to adopt a non-legislative act which has legal and external effects, where such failure may contravene environmental law within the meaning of point (f) of Article 2(1).
applicantmeans any natural or legal person requesting environmental information;
environmental informationmeans any information in written, visual, aural, electronic or any other material form on:
environmental lawmeans Union legislation which, irrespective of its legal basis, contributes to the pursuit of the objectives of Union policy on the environment as set out in TFEU: preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment, protecting human health, the prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources, and promoting measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems;
plans and programmes relating to the environmentmeans plans and programmes, General environmental action programmes shall also be considered as plans and programmes relating to the environment.
the publicmeans one or more natural or legal persons, and associations, organisations or groups of such persons;
Union institution or bodymeans any public institution, body, office or agency established by, or on the basis of, TFEU except when acting in a judicial or legislative capacity.