5. The Board, before giving its opinion to the Minister, shall hold a public hearing in order to hear the interested parties; for such purpose it shall notify the applicant in writing of the date, hour and place of the hearing and send a similar notice to all the milk dealers of the region from which the factory is supplied, according to the information contained in the application.
The Board shall also publish a similar notice in at least one agricultural journal circulating in the region, and give any other public notices that it deems appropriate.