1.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.
2.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.
3.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 ( 16 ).
4.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.