direct ec european parliament council provid public particip respect draw plan programm relat environ amend regard public particip access justic council direct eec ec european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european econom social committe regard opinion committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati light joint text approv concili committe januari commun legisl field environ aim contribut preserv protect improv qualiti environ protect human health commun environment legisl includ provis public author bodi decis signific effect environ person health effect public particip take decis enabl public express decis maker account opinion concern relev decis increas account transpar decis make process contribut public awar environment issu support decis particip includ particip associ organis group government organis promot environment protect foster includ inter alia promot environment educ public june commun sign ec convent access inform public particip decis make access justic environment matter århu convent commun law properli align convent view ratif commun object århu convent desir guarante right public particip decis make environment matter order contribut protect live environ adequ person health articl århu convent public particip decis specif activ list annex thereto activ list signific effect environ articl århu convent public particip plan programm relat environ articl århu convent access judici procedur challeng substant procedur legal decis act omiss subject public particip provis articl convent provis made respect direct environment area requir member state produc plan programm relat environ suffici provis public particip ensur public particip consist provis århu convent articl thereof relev commun legisl public particip prepar plan programm futur public particip requir line århu convent incorpor relev legisl outset council direct eec june assess effect public privat project environ council direct ec septemb integr pollut prevent control amend ensur fulli compat provis århu convent articl articl thereof object propos action contribut implement oblig aris århu convent suffici achiev member state reason scale effect action achiev commun level commun adopt measur accord principl subsidiar set articl treati accord principl proportion set articl direct order achiev object adopt direct articl object object direct contribut implement oblig aris århu convent provid public particip respect draw plan programm relat environ improv public particip provid provis access justic council direct eec ec articl public particip plan programm purpos articl quot public quot natur legal person accord nation legisl practic associ organis group member state ensur public earli effect opportun particip prepar modif review plan programm requir drawn provis list annex end member state ensur public inform public notic mean electron media propos plan programm modif review relev inform propos made public includ inter alia inform particip decis make compet author comment question submit public entitl express comment opinion option open decis plan programm made make decis due account result public particip examin comment opinion express public compet author make reason effort inform public decis reason consider decis base includ inform public particip process member state identifi public entitl particip purpos paragraph includ relev government organis meet requir impos nation law promot environment protect detail arrang public particip articl determin member state enabl public prepar particip effect reason time frame provid allow suffici time stage public particip requir articl articl appli plan programm design sole purpos serv nation defenc case civil emerg articl appli plan programm set annex public particip procedur carri direct ec european parliament council june assess effect plan programm environ direct ec european parliament council octob establish framework commun action field water polici articl amend direct eec direct eec amend articl definit ad quot public mean natur legal person accord nation legisl practic associ organis group public concern mean public affect affect interest environment decis make procedur refer articl purpos definit government organis promot environment protect meet requir nation law deem interest quot articl paragraph replac quot member state decid case case basi provid nation law appli direct project serv nation defenc purpos deem applic advers effect purpos quot articl point replac quot form assess make public concern inform obtain form assess refer point inform relat exempt decis reason grant quot articl paragraph replac paragraph quot public inform public notic mean electron media matter earli environment decis make procedur refer articl latest inform provid request develop consent fact project subject environment impact assess procedur relev fact articl appli detail compet author respons take decis relev inform obtain comment question submit detail time schedul transmit comment question natur decis draft decis indic avail inform gather pursuant articl indic time place mean relev inform made detail arrang public particip made pursuant paragraph articl member state ensur reason time frame made public concern inform gather pursuant articl accord nation legisl main report advic issu compet author author time public concern inform accord paragraph articl accord provis direct ec european parliament council januari public access environment inform inform refer paragraph articl relev decis accord articl time public concern inform accord paragraph articl public concern earli effect opportun particip environment decis make procedur refer articl purpos entitl express comment opinion option open compet author author decis request develop consent detail arrang inform public bill post radiu public local newspap consult public concern written submiss public inquiri determin member state reason time frame phase provid allow suffici time inform public public concern prepar particip effect environment decis make subject provis articl quot articl amend paragraph replac quot member state awar project signific effect environ member state member state significantli affect request member state territori project intend carri send affect member state inform public inter alia descript project inform transboundari impact inform natur decis give member state reason time wish particip environment decis make procedur refer articl includ inform refer paragraph articl member state receiv inform pursuant paragraph intend particip environment decis make procedur refer articl member state territori project intend carri send affect member state inform requir pursuant articl made pursuant articl quot paragraph replac quot detail arrang implement articl determin member state concern enabl public concern territori affect member state particip effect environment decis make procedur refer articl project quot articl amend paragraph replac quot decis grant refus develop consent compet author author inform public thereof accord procedur make public inform content decis condit attach thereto examin concern opinion express public concern main reason consider decis base includ inform public particip process descript main measur avoid reduc offset major advers effect quot paragraph replac quot compet author author inform member state consult pursuant articl forward inform refer paragraph articl consult member state ensur inform made manner public concern territori quot articl insert quot articl member state ensur accord relev nation legal system member public concern suffici interest altern maintain impair administr procedur law member state requir precondit access review procedur court law independ imparti bodi establish law challeng substant procedur legal decis act omiss subject public particip provis direct member state determin stage decis act omiss challeng constitut suffici interest impair determin member state consist object give public concern wide access justic end interest government organis meet requir refer articl deem suffici purpos subparagraph articl organis deem right capabl impair purpos subparagraph articl provis articl exclud possibl preliminari review procedur administr author affect requir exhaust administr review procedur prior recours judici review procedur requir exist nation law procedur fair equit time prohibit expens order effect provis articl member state ensur practic inform made public access administr judici review procedur quot annex point ad quot chang extens project list annex chang extens meet threshold set annex quot annex ii indent ad end quot chang extens includ annex quot articl amend direct ec direct ec amend articl amend sentenc ad point quot purpos definit chang extens oper deem substanti chang extens meet threshold set annex quot point ad quot public natur legal person accord nation legisl practic associ organis group public concern public affect affect interest take decis issu updat permit permit condit purpos definit government organis promot environment protect meet requir nation law deem interest quot articl subparagraph indent ad quot main altern studi applic outlin quot articl amend paragraph replac quot member state ensur public concern earli effect opportun particip procedur issu permit instal issu permit substanti chang oper instal updat permit permit condit instal accord articl paragraph indent procedur set annex appli purpos particip quot paragraph ad quot decis compet author inform public accord procedur make public inform content decis includ copi permit condit subsequ updat examin concern opinion express public concern reason consider decis base includ inform public particip process quot articl insert quot articl access justic member state ensur accord relev nation legal system member public concern suffici interest altern maintain impair administr procedur law member state requir precondit access review procedur court law independ imparti bodi establish law challeng substant procedur legal decis act omiss subject public particip provis direct member state determin stage decis act omiss challeng constitut suffici interest impair determin member state consist object give public concern wide access justic end interest government organis meet requir refer articl deem suffici purpos subparagraph articl organis deem right capabl impair purpos subparagraph articl provis articl exclud possibl preliminari review procedur administr author affect requir exhaust administr review procedur prior recours judici review procedur requir exist nation law procedur fair equit time prohibit expens order effect provis articl member state ensur practic inform made public access administr judici review procedur quot articl amend paragraph replac quot member state awar oper instal signific neg effect environ member state member state significantli affect request member state territori applic permit pursuant articl articl submit forward member state inform requir made pursuant annex time make nation inform serv basi consult framework bilater relat member state reciproc equival basi quot paragraph ad quot result consult pursuant paragraph consider compet author reach decis applic compet author inform member state consult pursuant paragraph decis reach applic forward inform refer articl member state measur ensur inform made manner public concern territori quot annex ad set annex ii direct articl report review june commiss send report applic effect direct european parliament council view integr environment protect requir accord articl treati take account experi acquir applic direct member state report accompani propos amend direct commiss possibl extend scope direct plan programm relat environ articl implement member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct june latest forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state articl entri forc direct enter forc dai public offici journal european union articl addresse direct address member state brussel european parliament presid cox council presid dry oj oj oj opinion european parliament octob oj council common posit april oj decis european parliament septemb publish offici journal decis european parliament januari decis council march oj direct amend direct ec oj oj oj oj direct amend decis ec oj oj annex provis plan programm refer articl articl council direct eec juli wast articl council direct eec march batteri accumul danger substanc articl council direct eec decemb protect water pollut caus nitrat agricultur sourc articl council direct eec decemb hazard wast articl direct ec european parliament council decemb packag packag wast articl council direct ec septemb ambient air qualiti assess manag oj direct amend commiss decis ec oj oj direct amend commiss direct ec oj oj oj direct amend direct ec oj oj oj annex ii direct ec annex ad quot annex public particip decis make public inform public notic mean electron media matter earli procedur take decis latest inform provid applic permit case propos updat permit permit condit accord articl includ descript element list articl applic fact decis subject nation transboundari environment impact assess consult member state accord articl detail compet author respons take decis relev inform obtain comment question submit detail time schedul transmit comment question natur decis draft decis applic detail relat propos updat permit permit condit indic time place mean relev inform made detail arrang public particip consult made pursuant point member state ensur time frame made public concern accord nation legisl main report advic issu compet author author time public concern inform accord point accord provis direct ec european parliament council januari public access environment inform inform refer point relev decis accord articl time public concern inform accord point public concern entitl express comment opinion compet author decis result consult held pursuant annex due account take decis detail arrang inform public bill post radiu public local newspap consult public concern written submiss public inquiri determin member state reason time frame phase provid allow suffici time inform public public concern prepar particip effect environment decis make subject provis annex oj quot statement commiss refer commiss work programm commiss confirm intent present propos direct address implement aarhu convent respect access justic environment matter envisag quarter