Commentaries: Art. 10g

Any person has the right to inspect environmental information in official documents and information relating to energy regulations that relate the environment and to request information from the authorities about the content of these documents.
In the case of federal authorities, this right is governed by the Freedom of Information Act of 17 December 2004¹(FoIA). Article 23 FoIA applies only to documents that contain information under paragraph 1 relating to nuclear installations.
The right to inspect also applies in the case of public corporations and private individuals who have been entrusted with enforcement duties but which do not have the power to issue rulings in accordance with Article 5 of the Administrative Procedure Act of 20 December 1968². In these cases, the competent enforcement authority shall issue rulings under Article 15 FoIA.
In the case of cantonal authorities, the right is governed by cantonal law. If the cantons have not issued provisions on the access to documents, they shall apply the provisions of this Act and the FoIAmutatis mutandis .

Art. 10g