Public participation during the preparation of executive regulations and/or generally applicable legally binding normative instruments
Article 8
Each Party shall strive to promote effective public participation at an appropriate stage, and while options are still open, during the preparation by public authorities of executive regulations and other generally applicable legally binding rules that may have a significant effect on the environment. To this end, the following steps should be taken: (a) time-frames sufficient for effective participation should be fixed; (b) draft rules should be published or otherwise made publicly available; and (c) the public should be given the opportunity to comment, directly or through representative consultative bodies. The result of the public participation shall be taken into account as far as possible.