Article 7 — Compliance through permits

1. Member States may exempt economic operators from the obligations laid down in Article 5(1), point (c), and Article 5(2) as well as from the obligation to obtain a certificate pursuant to Article 6(1), (2) and (3) in respect of each installation, provided that: (a) the operation of the installation is subject to a permit; (b) the economic operator has notified the authority competent for the issuance of permits about its risk management plan as well as its updates every 3 years for large, 4 years for medium-sized, and 5 years for micro- and small enterprises; (c) the permit has been granted or reviewed and, if necessary, updated on the basis of verification of the economic operator’s compliance with the requirements set out in Annex I following the notification of a risk management plan and subsequent updates, as referred to in point (b); and (d) the installation is subject to regular inspections by competent authorities, including site visits, examining the full range of relevant environmental effects, including those of spills and losses, with the periodicity referred to in Article 5(2) and the periodicity equivalent to that resulting from the application of Article 6(1), (2) and (3). 2. The Member State shall notify the exemption of the economic operators and national rules on permits to the Commission.