Whereas, in order to inform the public of the operation of installations and their potential effect on the environment, and in order to ensure the transparency of the licensing process throughout the Community, the public must have access, before any decision is taken, to information relating to applications for permits for new installations or substantial changes and to the permits themselves, their updating and the relevant monitoring data;
ker mora imeti javnost zaradi obveščenosti o delovanju obratov in njihovem možnem vplivu na okolje ter zaradi zagotavljanja preglednosti postopkov izdajanja dovoljenj v vsej Skupnosti pred vsako odločitvijo dostop do informacij o vlogah za dovoljenja za nove obrate ali znatne spremembe obratov in do samih dovoljenj, njihovih posodobitev in ustreznih podatkov o stanju okolja;