Article 15

Member States shall ensure that the public concerned is given early and effective opportunities to participate in the procedure for: issuing a permit for new installations; issuing a permit for any substantial change; updating of a permit or permit conditions for an installation in accordance with Article 13(2)(a). The procedure set out in Annex V shall apply for the purposes of such participation. The results of monitoring of releases as required under the permit conditions referred to in Article 9 and held by the competent authority shall be made available to the public. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply subject to the restrictions laid down in Article 4(1), (2) and (4) of Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26. . When a decision has been taken, the competent authority shall inform the public in accordance with the appropriate procedures and shall make available to the public the following information: the content of the decision, including a copy of the permit and of any conditions and any subsequent updates; and having examined the concerns and opinions expressed by the public concerned, the reasons and considerations on which the decision is based, including information on the public participation process.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-22 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.